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Pentagon picks Boeing to build new carrier fighter jet to replace F/A-18

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France-Presse, A. (2026, September 30). Pentagon picks Boeing to build new carrier fighter jet to replace F/A-18. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3369281/pentagon-picks-boeing-build-new-carrier-fighter-jet-replace-f/18?utm_source=rss_feed

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The Pentagon has awarded Boeing a $20 billion contract to develop next-generation F/A-XX fighter jets for the U.S. Navy, set to replace the Super Hornets starting in the 2030s. This selection follows a previous choice by the Trump administration in March 2025 for Boeing to build a new stealth fighter for the Air Force.

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Boeing was awarded a US$20 billion contract by the Pentagon on September 29, 2023, to develop and produce the next-generation stealth fighter for the US Navy. This decision follows months of delays due to engineering and supply-chain issues, with some Pentagon officials initially advocating for up to a three-year delay before Congress intervened, approving an additional US$750 million in funding for 2025 and US$1.4 billion for fiscal year 2026. The contract marks Boeing’s second consecutive major win on fighter jets after securing the Air Force’s F-47 project earlier in 2025. Northrop Grumman was also a finalist, but ultimately lost to Boeing, which has a long history of building carrier-based fighters for the Navy, including the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The new jets are expected to replace the Super Hornets beginning in the early 2030s and could potentially grow into a program worth hundreds of billions of dollars as international orders come in.

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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.

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🔮 Pentagon picks Boeing to build new carrier fighter jet to replace F/A-18 Next-generation aircraft will replace Super Hornets and fly alongside F-35s starting in 2030s

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Pentagon picks Boeing to build new carrier fighter jet to replace F/A-18 · assertive framing

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Pentagon picks Boeing to build new carrier fighter jet to replace F/A-18 Next-generation aircraft will replace Super Hornets and fly alongside F-35s starting in 2030s asserted

aircraft → pick → 2030s

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. asserted

officials → choose → billion

jets → produce → 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. asserted

Boeing → mark → system

In March 2025, Trump announced the US Air Force chose the storied aerospace giant to build a new stealth fighter. asserted

Force → announce → fighter