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Why the US Navy is desperate for the F/A-XX stealth fighter

The Pentagon is moving to fast-track the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier-launched stealth fighter after months of ...
The U.S. Navy is set to announce the builder of its F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier fighter by August 2026, with Boeing and ...
The Pentagon’s leadership is now supportive of the Navy’s next-generation stealth fighter replacing the service’s aging ...
Northrop Grumman is teasing us again with another glimpse of its candidate for the US Navy's F/A-XX fighter program. The company posted a brief video on X (formerly Twitter) that gives the most ...
The F-47 is just the start. See how the U.S. is rewiring air power with a linked family of stealth jets, drones, and B-21 ...
The recent aerial exercises in Florida brought together aircraft from the US Navy and US Air Force—intended to ensure that they could operate as a joint force in the event of a future conflict.
America’s next air war machine is not being built around one “super jet.” It is being rebuilt as a connected family of ...
The next era of air power on the horizon.
In 2026, the battle for air supremacy is dominated by fifth-generation stealth jets with everything else racing to catch up.