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F/A-XX: The Ghost Fighter of the US Navy
The U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program, envisioned as a crucial replacement for the aging F/A-18 Super ...
The fates of the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter and new frigate program are on hold as part of the Trump administration’s ...
U.S. defense strategy evolves with 6th-generation aircraft, including the B-21 Raider and F-47, promising advances in stealth ...
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Delaying the Navy’s F/A-XX Fighter Would Be a Big Mistake
Delaying the US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program to prioritize the Air Force’s F-47 would be a strategic ...
DOD Budget Has Minimal F/A-XX Funding As Program Awaits Its Fate is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an ...
The Defense Department’s fiscal year 2026 budget request has limited spending on the Navy’s next-generation fighter program, ...
The Navy’s decision might shield the F/A-XX program from the consequences of the review of the Air Force’s NGAD, especially as the source selection is currently ongoing and a winner expected ...
Summary and Key Points: Congress is cutting 90% of the funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX program, a proposed sixth-generation fighter jet. The program is seen as wasteful given the Navy’s current ...
The F/A-XX program’s formal RoI (Request of Information) was issued in Apr. 2012, and requested an air superiority fighter with multi role capabilities.
It is a peculiar feature of American defense politics that the most critical capabilities are often developed not in times of clarity, but in moments of institutional confusion and political ...
Cmdr. Mark Cochran, F/A-XX requirements officer at the Navy’s Air Warfare Division N98, said during a panel discussion at a symposium that the service is focusing more on operational reach for ...
Northrop Grumman could be selected as the prime contractor for the F/A-XX program. However, this would have a limited impact on its cash flows. Click to read an analysis of NOC stock.