Pentagon picks Boeing to build new carrier fighter jet to replace F/A-18
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Next-generation aircraft will replace Super Hornets and fly alongside F-35s starting in 2030s
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Agence France-Presse Published: 11:52am, 30 Sep 2026
The Pentagon has chosen Boeing to build the US Navy’s next-generation fighter jets in a contract valued at US$20 billion, officials announced Tuesday.
The contract is to produce F/A-XX aircraft or “strike fighters” under the “Next Generation Air Dominance Program,” a Pentagon statement said, adding that the new jets would replace the legacy Super Hornets fleet beginning in the 2030s.
The announcement marks the second time Boeing has been selected by the Pentagon during the second Trump administration for a sixth-generation weapons system. In March 2025, Trump announced the US Air Force chose the storied aerospace giant to build a new stealth fighter.
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