Navy awards Boeing F/A-XX development contract above $20B

The Pentagon and U.S. Navy announced on September 29, 2026 that Boeing won the F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier fighter, a full-scale development contract valued at more than $20 billion that buys multiple test aircraft. Janes and Breaking Defense, citing the Pentagon, said the jet is meant to fly beginning in the 2030s, work with Collaborative Combat Aircraft, and is Boeing's second sixth-generation win after the Air Force F-47 in 2025. Boeing Defense CEO Steve Parker said the company planned to deliver two advanced fighters in parallel. This is a development-phase ceiling, not a production buy; a defense.gov contract listing was not retrieved.