The Pentagon will announce the winner of the F/A-XX next-generation stealth fighter contract within weeks.
Northrop Grumman is competing against Boeing for the program, which is valued at tens of billions of dollars.
The sixth-generation aircraft will replace the U.S. Navy’s aging F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet starting in the 2030s.
Congress allocated over $1 billion for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 to resolve previous funding disputes.