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Boeing Picked to Build Navy’s F/A-XX Carrier Fighter in Estimated $20B Deal Boeing will build the Navy’s next-generation fighter after decades of indecision on the future of the carrier air wing, according to a Tuesday Pentagon announcement. “The contract is valued at more than $20B for the full-scale development phase. The contract procures multiple test aircraft for ground, airworthiness, systems, and weapons integration testing,” reads the announcement. The new tactical aircraft is set to enter the fleet as the first Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets leave the fleet in the 2030s. A primary mission for the new fighter will be to extend the effective strike range of the U.S. carrier air wing that
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