The US Department of Defense announced on the 29th that it has selected Boeing to design and build the US Navy's sixth-generation fighter F/A-XX. The US Department of Defense issued a statement on the same day saying that the total value of the US Navy's sixth-generation fighter research and development contract exceeds 20 billion US dollars, including the purchase of multiple test aircraft for ground, airworthiness, system, and weapon integration tests. The fighter will provide advanced carrier-based power projection and expand the range of long-range strikes of US military aircraft carriers. The statement said that Boeing will begin delivering the fighter in the 2030s, which will eventually replace the current F/A-18E/F “Super Hornet” and EA-18G “Growler” and fight in collaboration with the F-35C.

The US Department of Defense announced on the 29th that it has selected Boeing to design and build the US Navy's sixth-generation fighter F/A-XX. The US Department of Defense issued a statement on the same day saying that the total value of the US Navy's sixth-generation fighter research and development contract exceeds 20 billion US dollars, including the purchase of multiple test aircraft for ground, airworthiness, system, and weapon integration tests. The fighter will provide advanced carrier-based power projection and expand the range of long-range strikes of US military aircraft carriers. The statement said that Boeing will begin delivering the fighter in the 2030s, which will eventually replace the current F/A-18E/F “Super Hornet” and EA-18G “Growler” and fight in collaboration with the F-35C.