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BackBoeing wins US Navy F/A-XX fighter contract worth over $20 billion

Boeing wins US Navy F/A-XX fighter contract worth over $20 billion

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ANSA Mondo59 minutes agoDefense1 min readItaly

Boeing wins US Navy F/A-XX fighter contract worth over $20 billion

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Boeing has been awarded a more than $20 billion contract for the US Navy's futuristic F/A-XX fighter, replacing the Super Hornet fleet.
The announcement came from the Pentagon after years of a confidential tender and several false alarms.

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Why It Matters

The tender for the F/A-XX has been secretive and has seen several false alarms in previous years. The fighter will replace the fleet of F/A-18 Super Hornets recently deployed in the Middle East.

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Boeing has won a contract worth more than 20 billion dollars for the US Navy's futuristic fighter. The Pentagon announced it, at the end of years of confidential competition and several false alarms regarding the awarding of the contract.

The Seattle giant's victory in the F/A-XX tender means the company's sixth-generation aircraft will take the place of the Super Hornet fleet, which the Navy has long relied on and which was recently deployed in the Middle East.

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Boeing will begin the development and prototyping phase of the F/A-XX within the next 12 months
Likely · Within months

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What is the exact development and delivery timetable for the F/A-XX?
What are the final technical specifications of the aircraft?
How will competitors respond to losing the contract?

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