The US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program faces a potential three-year delay as the Pentagon, under the Trump ...

The Pentagon is proposing significant cuts to the F-35 program in its fiscal year 2026 budget to increase investment in the ...

The U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX 6th generation fighter has entered Operational Test (OT&E) and Live Fire (LF&E) Evaluation as the ...

According to Breaking Defense, Lockheed Martin is no longer running for the United States Navy’s (USN) own Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD), also known as the F/A-XX program. A source with ...

The Navy’s decision could shield the F/A-XX program from the impacts of the Air Force’s NGAD review, especially as the source selection process is ongoing, with a winner expected next year.

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy appears poised to field the first sixth-generation fighter or F/A-XX, potentially outpacing the Air Force’s delayed Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program.

A separate Navy contract for its version of the NGAD fighter is still under competition between Northrop Grumman and Boeing. Last year, the Biden administration's Air Force secretary, Frank ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's vision of a new, twin-engine version of Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter ...

The Pentagon is prioritizing the Air Force’s F-47 stealth fighter over the Navy’s F/A-XX, citing budget constraints and ...

Another out-there solution could see the Air Force trying to merge its NGAD program with the Navy’s identically named NGAD, which also had its funding iced in 2024. However, the compromises and ...

Concept art from the Air Force Research Laboratory from 2018 showing a potential next-generation fighter. (AFRL) WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman does not plan to bid on the Air Force’s sixth ...