# Pentagon signs $20 billion Boeing deal to develop F/A-XX fighter for Navy

https://mins.news/en/item/79486

- TASS, 2026-09-30 00:17 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2194781

> The US Department of War says it has awarded Boeing a $20 billion contract to develop the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier-based F/A-XX fighter. The aircraft is intended to replace the F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers, while the program could ultimately cost hundreds of billions of dollars.

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