Pentagon Signs $20 Billion Boeing Deal For 6th-Generation Strike Fighter
The Pentagon has awarded Boeing a $20 billion contract to develop the F/A-XX sixth-generation strike fighter for the US Navy. This move aims to replace the aging Super Hornet fleet by the 2030s and follows a similar recent contract for the Air Force.
Why it matters
This contract represents a massive investment in US military modernization and signals a shift toward next-generation air combat capabilities involving unmanned systems.
The Pentagon has chosen Boeing to build the Navy's next-generation fighter jets in a contract valued at $20 billion, US 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 administration for a sixth-generation weapons system. In March 2025, Trump announced that the Air Force chose Boeing to build a new stealth fighter."Delivering two advanced fighters in parallel was always our plan, and we invested accordingly.
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