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Congress supports bare minimum on Navy’s F/A-XX, while fully backing Air Force’s F-47

Appropriators and other lawmakers have pushed for the Navy’s next-gen fighter, but the latest NDAA offers only enough to keep ...
The Aviationist on MSN

Northrop Grumman Completes New Stand-in Attack Weapon Separation Test

Just over a year after the first inert drop of the new Stand-in Attack Weapon, or SiAW, Northrop Grumman announced on Dec. 11 that another separation test ...
Axios on MSN

F/A-XX decision must be made quickly, Navy chief says

A decision concerning the fate of the U.S. Navy's futuristic fighter must be "made quickly," considering how long it will ...
Air Force Technology on MSN

Northrop Grumman, USAF complete separation test of SiAW

Northrop Grumman and the USAF, have conducted a separation test of the Stand-In Attack Weapon (SiAW) from an F-16 aircraft.
National Security Journal on MSN

The Navy’s new F/A-XX fighter might never fly

Congress’s FY2026 NDAA backs the Trump administration’s decision to starve the Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter, ...