Why the US military Going Boeing for sixth-generation fighters is a seismic shift

<p>Victory in the navy’s F/A-XX contest, along with its earlier F-47 win, means the airframer has a stranglehold on US sixth-generation fighter programmes. Now it must deliver. Boeing’s long-beleaguered defence unit has got its swagger back, with its contender for the US Navy’s (USN’s) sixth-generation F/A-XX fighter requirement having won selection. Taken in isolation, scoring…</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com/flight-international/2026/11/why-the-us-military-going-boeing-for-sixth-generation-fighters-is-a-seismic-shift/">Why the US military Going Boeing for sixth-generation fighters is a seismic shift</a> first appeared on <a href="https://www.flightglobal.com">FlightGlobal</a>.</p>