Event Brief
Boeing selected for U.S. Navy F/A-XX carrier fighter
By The BriefBrief · Sources (11)
Filed: Sep 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 30, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET
Summary: The U.S. Navy announced Boeing as the winner of its F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based fighter competition, after missing a self-imposed August deadline. Boeing competed against Northrop Grumman, with Lockheed Martin reportedly eliminated in a March 2025 down-select. The program had faced a Pentagon attempt to freeze it in June 2025.
WHO: U.S. Navy; Boeing
WHAT: Boeing was announced as the winner of the F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based fighter competition.
WHEN: Sep 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The Navy announced the competition winner after the program missed a self-imposed August deadline.
Sources (11):
19FortyFive,
ARY News,
Air & Space Forces Magazine,
Bloomberg,
Breaking Defense,
Defense News,
Department of War - Releases,
Financial Times World,
Military Times,
South China Morning Post,
TWZ
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