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Weighing Northrop Grumman As The F/A-XX Program Winner (Rating Downgrade)
Northrop Grumman Corporation could be selected as the prime contractor for the F/A-XX Program. Click here to read an analysis ...
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Navy League 2025: F/A-XX to feature at least 25% range increase over F/A-18E/F
The US Navy's (USN's) upcoming F/A-XX aircraft is to fly at least 25% farther than the Boeing F/A-18E/F it is intended to ...
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The U.S Air Force Has a Problem No One Saw Coming
The US Navy’s Achilles Heel is Liquid—and a Serious Liability: Just like soldiers need beans, bullets, and bandages, naval ...
Air Force Times on MSN3d
F/A-XX could be the Navy’s last piloted fighter, bring greater range
The Air Force awarded a contract to Boeing to build its sixth-generation jet, dubbed the F-47, and the Navy's award could ...
Boeing, Northrop Grumman await US Navy next-generation fighter contract this week, sources say
The U.S. Navy is expected to announce this week who will build its next-generation carrier-based stealth fighter - a program worth hundreds of billions over its lifetime and a key part of plans to ...
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U.S. Navy Targets 25% Range Increase With F/A-XX
NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland—The U.S. Navy is targeting a 25% increase in the operational range of its future F/A-XX strike ...
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1,700 miles: Secret US 6th-gen stealth jet could have 25% more range than F-35C
On the first day of the Sea Air Space 2025 exhibition in Maryland from April 7-9, the US Navy said it expects the F/A-XX to ...
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F-35 Troubles Knock Lockheed Martin Out of the Sixth-Gen Aircraft Competitions
Defense contracting giant Lockheed Martin was left in the dust by Boeing's exceptional sixth-generation aircraft: the F-47.