Navy’s Future Fighter Jet Program Revived in New Funding Bills

Navy’s future fighter jet program revived in new funding bills

Appropriators bucked plans by the Navy, Pentagon, and the White House to freeze F/A-XX.

Navy's F/A-XX next-gen fighter program would get nearly $1B in FY26 funding bill

House and Senate appropriators are looking to give an additional $897 million in funding towards the Navy’s sixth-generation fighter jet for fiscal 2026 in an attempt to bring the program out of a stalemate. The conferenced defense appropriations act for FY26 was published Tuesday and includes a total of $972 million in research-and-development funds for the Navy F/A-XX program, according to the bill’s explanatory statement released by the Senat…

FY26 defense bill boosts budget by $8B, largely bypassing last-minute $28B munitions request

Appropriators threw a lifeline to the Navy’s F/A-XX fighter and Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail programs while slamming the door on the Army’s agile acquisition request.

The U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX Stealth Fighter Can’t Be Allowed to Just Rot Away

F/A-XX is stalled despite $2.5 billion spent. With China accelerating fighters, the Navy needs a winner—Boeing or Northrop—soon.

Appropriators Direct F/A-XX EMD Contract Award While Boosting Funding To Nearly $1 Billion

Appropriators are pushing the Navy to award an Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract for the Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter aircraft while boosting funding close to $1 billion, according to […]

F/A-XX Naval Fighter Rescued From Purgatory In New Defense Spending Bill

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