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The Navy’s F/A-XX funding surge forces hard choices in sixth-gen aviation

$972 million is sufficient funds to resurrect a program from an idea, and that is precisely the rub the United States Navy ...

F/A-XX Naval Fighter Rescued From Purgatory In New Defense Spending Bill

The F/A-XX program saga continues with a new draft defense spending bill that would reverse Pentagon plans to shelve it ...
Inside Defense

House authorizers maintain support for Navy's F/A-XX requirement

Congressional authorizers remain supportive of the Navy's F/A-XX fighter, backing up Navy brass who have insisted on the importance of the capability despite skepticism from the Pentagon and White ...
Defense Daily

CNO: F/A-XX Needs To Start Now To Prep For Spreading Advanced Anti-Air In A Decade

The Navy’s top officer on Tuesday said the F/A-XX next-generation fighter aircraft program needs to start now to prepare for ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSNOpinion

The Navy’s F/A-XX delay is turning engineers into wasted capability

A sixth-generation carrier fighter stuck on the PowerPoint presentation becomes a problem of the industrial base as much as ...
The Aviationist

Northrop Grumman Releases F/A-XX Official Concept Art

Northrop Grumman released on its website the first official concept art of the F/A-XX, providing a glimpse into its vision of 6th gen naval air power. Northrop Grumman has published on its website an ...
The Aviationist

Boeing Unveils New F/A-XX Rendering

Fresh artwork of Boeing’s proposed sixth-generation naval fighter shows similarities to the F-47, the new Air Force fighter. Boeing has released a new rendering of its proposed F/A-XX sixth-generation ...
SlashGear

Boeing Just Gave Us A Glimpse Of Its Next-Gen F/A-XX Fighter Jet Design

Boeing has released a sneak peek of its designs for the U.S. Navy's next-generation strike fighter, the F/A-XX. Unveiled at the Talihook Symposium in August 2025, the rendering has raised hopes that ...
Defense One

Congress supports bare minimum on Navy’s F/A-XX, while fully backing Air Force’s F-47

Congress is committing to only a fraction of the funding necessary for the Navy’s F/A-XX program in the latest version of the defense policy bill, while fully backing the development of the Air ...
The National Interest

New Concept Art of F/A-XX Reveals Details and Questions

The F/A-XX fighter series is expected to reach operational capacity sometime in the early 2030s. While the US Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program continues to make headlines as ...
Defense One

Boeing says they can build F/A-XX *and* F-47, rejecting SecNav's concerns

PARIS—Boeing’s defense chief rejected the Navy secretary’s contention that U.S. defense companies can’t handle building two sixth-generation fighter jets at once. “Absolutely we can do it, and so can ...

Northrop Grumman: $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Boosts F/A-XX Win (Rating Upgrade)

Northrop Grumman (NOC) is well positioned to win the Navy's F/A-XX contract. Read what this deal may deliver for investors in ...