Boeing won a contract March 21 to develop a next-generation combat aircraft for the U.S. Air Force that will spearhead future air wars and throw a lifeline to the company’s struggling military aviation business.

Boeing has been awarded a $20B contract to develop the USAF’s next-gen NGAD fighter, beating Lockheed Martin and marking a major shift in defense procurement.

U.S. President Donald Trump personally announced the winner of the U.S. Air Force's NGAD program competition for the sixth-generation manned fighter. U.S.