Funding for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX future carrier fighter has risen from $74 million to just over $971 million after Congress ...

In March, President Donald Trump announced the Air Force’s new F-47 stealth fighter, built by Boeing. So where is the Navy’s secret new carrier plane? Fifteen years ago, the U.S. Navy read the signals ...

In August, we saw Northrop Grumman unveil (slightly) its contender for the US Navy's F/A-XX competition. Now, Boeing is stepping in with a misty rendering of its entry for the sixth-gen carrier-based ...

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 ...

Northrop Grumman (NOC) has been on the short list to win the F/A-XX contract award, or at least I thought so following the NGAD (Next Generation Air Dominance) award to Boeing (BA). In a prior report, ...

The entire concept of these supercarriers was predicated on a next-generation air wing, led by the F/A-XX, with the range and stealth needed to counter threats like China's "carrier killer" missiles.

The U.S. Navy appears poised to pick either Boeing or Northrop Grumman to develop its next-generation combat aircraft, the F/A-XX. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss what's at stake. Don't ...