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As a next-generation fighter program, the US Navy’s new fighter is being designed to operate in anti-access/area denial ...
Unfunded Priorities List seeks $2.2 billion in funding to strengthen the munitions industrial base and resupply key ...
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The Navy Truly Needs the F/A-XX Fighter
The Pentagon’s decision to pause the Navy’s F/A-XX 6th-generation fighter program is a grave mistake that will harm the U.S.
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F/A-XX: The Ghost Fighter of the US Navy
The U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program, envisioned as a crucial replacement for the aging F/A-18 Super ...
The Navy’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal seeks $74 million to complete the design of F/A-XX should the administration choose to continue with the program, according to a senior defense official.
Boeing says they can build F/A-XX *and* F-47, rejecting SecNav's concerns Defense chief adds that Qatari-747 conversion won’t affect its Air Force One contract.
The Trump administration is delaying the U.S. Navy's next-generation F/A-XX fighter jet project to focus resources on the Air ...
Money to design the future carrier air wing is at the top of the Navy’s $7.4 billion annual wish list, according to a document reviewed by USNI News. The Fiscal Year 2026 unfunded priorities list ...
But the F/A-XX is now on hold while the Navy determines whether the U.S. defense industry has the capacity to deliver the program on time and on budget while keeping up with other commitments.
U.S. defense strategy evolves with 6th-generation aircraft, including the B-21 Raider and F-47, promising advances in stealth ...
Congress has raised concerns about big program changes across the services, including the Army’s future with its AH-64 Apache. Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Stock Photo In what has proved to be ...
There is likely no chance of the U.S. military developing a twin-engine F-35 because that would require a complete and costly overhaul to its airframe.