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Coverage dated September 29, 2026 to October 1, 2026

US Air Force awards $2.38B contract to Boeing for 22 F-15EX

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The service awarded Boeing a contract for 22 more F-15EX aircraft, bringing the number to a total of 120 to be manufactured by the defense company.

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  1. Breaking Defense

    Boeing wins Navy next-gen fighter F/A-XX competition (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Breaking Defense's feed description

    Boeing’s win gives it a monopoly on American sixth-gen fighters, following its 2025 selection to build the F-47.

  2. Bloomberg

    Boeing Beats Northrop for Navy Jet Contract to Replace F-18 (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Boeing Co. beat Northrop Grumman Corp to produce the Navy’s next Top Gun fighter jet, the stealthy and still classified F/A-XX, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.

  3. Axios

    Boeing nabs $20B contract for Navy's futuristic fighter (opens Axios)

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    Axios's feed description

    Boeing will build the U.S. Navy's next fighter aircraft, following years of clandestine competition and multiple contracting false alarms. Why it matters: Boeing's win in the F/A-XX competition means the company's sixth-generation aircraft will succeed the Super Hornet fleet, long relied upon and re…

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Boeing lands contract to build 'next-gen' Navy fighter. Schmitt lauds St. Louis role (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The award marked a major victory for Boeing, which had sought a new fighter jet program to replace its aging F/A-18 and F-15 production lines in north St. Louis County.

  5. FOX 2 St. Louis

    Boeing wins Navy's F/A-XX contract, extending St. Louis' role in military aviation (opens FOX 2 St. Louis)

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    FOX 2 St. Louis's feed description

    Boeing has been selected to develop a new U.S. carrier-based Navy combat aircraft known as the "F/A-XX."

  6. Military Times

    US Navy selects Boeing to build next-generation F/A-XX fighter (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Boeing has officially been selected to build the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter, dubbed F/A-XX.

  7. Fox News

    Boeing lands $20B-plus Navy deal for sixth-generation fighter to deliver ‘absolute air superiority’ (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Boeing's $20 billion F/A-XX contract marks the Navy's first sixth-generation fighter, designed to replace F/A-18 Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers.

  8. Financial Times

    Pentagon awards Boeing $20bn contract for Navy stealth fighter jet (opens Financial Times)

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    Financial Times's feed description

    Virginia-headquartered company marks a revival of its role with the defence department

  9. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Boeing wins another next-generation fighter contract (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Good morning. Somehow, we’ve reached the last day of September, a month that felt approximately five minutes long. Time flies when you've got lots of news to report ...

  10. Quartz

    Boeing landed a $20 billion Navy contract to build the U.S.'s next-gen fighter jet (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The sixth-generation aircraft will replace the F/A-18 Super Hornet and is expected to begin deliveries in the 2030s

  11. Investor's Business Daily

    Boeing Wins Another Next-Generation Fighter Contract Worth $20 Billion (opens Investor's Business Daily)

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    Investor's Business Daily's feed description

    Boeing on Tuesday won another significant DoD contract. The Navy selected Boeing to produce the sixth-gen F/A-XX fighter.

  12. 19FortyFive

    F-47 NGAD and F/A-XX: Boeing Now Builds US Air Force and US Navy Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighters. Now the Hard Work Begins (opens 19FortyFive)

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    19FortyFive's feed description

    Broad wings, enormous internal volume and reinforced twin-wheel nose gear all point to a heavy, long-range carrier jet designed to strike from beyond China's anti-access defenses. No canards, no second seat.

  13. Weare The Mighty

    Navy awards Boeing $20B contract for F/A-XX sixth-generation carrier stealth fighter (opens Weare The Mighty)

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    Weare The Mighty's feed description

    Boeing is also developing the F-47 for the Air Force.

  14. Watch Dog Report

    Navy Hands Boeing $20 BILLION for THIS (opens Watch Dog Report)

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    Watch Dog Report's feed description

    The Navy’s F/A‑XX award to Boeing is not just another fighter contract; it is the hinge on which the carrier air wing’s next three decades will turn, committing more than $20 billion to move U.S. naval aviation into the sixth-generation era and to manage an industrial transition away from the Super …

  15. Breaking Defense

    Boeing nabs $2.4 billion deal for more F-15EX fighters (opens Breaking Defense)

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    Breaking Defense's feed description

    The award came on the same day that the planemaker secured a contract to build a sixth-generation fighter jet for the US Navy.

  16. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Boeing Navy fighter jet contract a 'remarkable turnaround' for defense giant in St. Louis (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Boeing will "control pretty much the next generation of tactical combat aircraft in the U.S.," one analyst said.

  17. Military Times

    US Air Force awards $2.38B contract to Boeing for 22 F-15EX (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    The service awarded Boeing a contract for 22 more F-15EX aircraft, bringing the number to a total of 120 to be manufactured by the defense company.

  18. Military.com

    DOD, Navy Award Boeing $20 Billion to Develop F/A-XX Strike Fighter Jet (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The jets will replace aging F/A-18E/F Super Hornets by the 2030s.

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