Boeing Beats Northrop for Navy Jet Contract to Replace F-18
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- Le Monde Englishseen 30 Sept, 13:58description edited
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At a May 2026 hearing, the chief of naval operations told a Senate panel that the next-generation system needed to 'extend the reach, survivability and lethality,' expected to work with unmanned systems. Boeing was competing for the contract with Northrop Grumman.In May, the Navy's top officer told senators the new system must extend the fleet's reach and lethality and work alongside drones. Boeing was vying with Northrop Grumman for the contract.
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Tue, 29 September 2026
6 reports- Bloomberg Politics21:38
Boeing Co. beat Northrop Grumman Corp to produce the Navy’s next Top Gun fighter jet, the stealthy and still classified F/A-XX, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
- Axios21:42first to report
Boeing will build the U.S. Navy's next fighter aircraft, following years of clandestine competition and multiple contracting false alarms. Why it matters: Boeing's win in the F/A-XX competition means the company's sixth-generation aircraft will succeed the Super Hornet fleet, long relied upon and recently employed across the Middle East. The company is also constructing the Air Force's F-47, previously unveiled in an Oval Office address featuring President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete...
- navytimes.com22:20
Boeing has officially been selected to build the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter, dubbed F/A-XX.
- Novinky (Czechia)22:30
Novou generaci bitevních stíhaček bude pro americké námořnictvo vyvíjet společnost Boeing, informoval v noci na středu Pentagon. Kontrakt má hodnotu 20 miliard dolarů (431 miliard korun).
- ČT24 (Czechia)22:39
Zakázku na novou generaci stíhaček pro námořnictvo Spojených států získala společnost Boeing, oznámilo v noci na středu americké ministerstvo zahraničí. Kontrakt má hodnotu 20 miliard dolarů (431 miliard korun). Společnost Boeing už loni vyhrála soutěž na novou generaci stíhaček pro americkou armádu, které dodá radarem obtížně zachytitelné stroje označované jako F-47.
- Le Monde English23:22edited after publishing
In May, the Navy's top officer told senators the new system must extend the fleet's reach and lethality and work alongside drones. Boeing was vying with Northrop Grumman for the contract.
Wed, 30 September 2026
7 reports- iDNES (Czechia)00:25
Americké ministerstvo zahraničí podle Reuters oznámilo, že zakázku na novou generaci stíhaček pro námořnictvo USA získal Boeing, přičemž kontrakt má v úvodní fázi hodnotu 20 miliard dolarů.
- iDNES (Czechia)00:25
Americké ministerstvo zahraničí oznámilo, že zakázku na novou generaci stíhaček pro námořnictvo USA získal Boeing, přičemž kontrakt má v úvodní fázi hodnotu 20 miliard dolarů, tj. v přepočtu přibližně 431 miliard korun.
- Le Monde (France)00:56
Le constructeur aéronautique remporte un contrat évalué à 20 milliards de dollars. L’entreprise avait déjà été sélectionnée en mars 2025 pour l’avion de nouvelle génération de l’US Air Force, le F-47.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)02:37
'F/A-XX will dominate contested airspace, extend operational reach, and deliver a decisive combat advantage for the warfighter,' official says
- South China Morning Post03:52
The Pentagon has chosen Boeing to build the US Navy’s next-generation fighter jets in a contract valued at US$20 billion, officials announced Tuesday. The contract is to produce F/A-XX aircraft or “strike fighters” under the “Next Generation Air Dominance Program,” a Pentagon statement said, adding that the new jets would replace the legacy Super Hornets fleet beginning in the 2030s. The announcement marks the second time Boeing has been selected by the Pentagon during the second Trump...
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)08:04
- Times of India09:09
Boeing has been selected by the US Navy to design the F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter jet. India is engaging with both the Global Combat Air Programme and the Future Combat Air System initiatives. This engagement aims to ensure India's position in the evolving aerial combat landscape. The FCAS, now led by France, is expected to see its first flight around 2028-29.
Thu, 1 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post12:30
Washington is “not too far away” from a production line for its F-47 sixth-generation fighter, a senior US Air Force official has said, as China presses ahead with flight-testing two different next-generation combat aircraft of its own. During a virtual event hosted by the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies on Monday, Brigadier General Timothy Helfrich, the service’s portfolio acquisition executive for fighters and advanced aircraft, said the F-47 would be “the world’s first...
Tue, 6 October 2026
1 report- Japan Times02:35
Last week's victory in bidding to build the next-generation fighter comes after Boeing secured the Air Force's F-47 program last year.
Fri, 9 October 2026
1 report- taipeitimes.com16:00
Boeing has won the contract for the US Navy’s next-generation fighter due to years of investment, decades of experience building carrier-based jets and a design approach that closely matched the Pentagon’s push for easier-to-upgrade aircraft, according to people familiar with the competition.Last we