Pentagon picks Boeing for new US Navy fighter contract
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US officials announced Tuesday that the Pentagon has awarded Boeing a $20 billion contract to build the U.S. Navy's next-generation carrier-based air strike weapon.
The defense contract tasks Boeing with producing the F/A-XX strike fighter, developed under the military's high-priority "Next Generation Air Dominance Program".
F/A-XX strike fighter jet
The official Pentagon announcement confirmed that the development of the new F/A-XX strike fighter jets will form a core component of future carrier strike group operations.
According to officials, the advanced platform will progressively phase out and replace the Navy's existing inventory of legacy F/A-18 "Super Hornets," with initial fleet integration scheduled to begin in the 2030s.
