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Pentagon picks Boeing to build new carrier fighter jet to replace F/A-18
Pentagon picks Boeing to build new carrier fighter jet to replace F/A-18
The Pentagon has chosen Boeing to build the US Navy’s next-generation fighter jets in a contract valued at US$20 billion, officials announced Tuesday. The contract is to produce F/A-XX aircraft or “strike fighters” under the “Next Generation Air Dominance Program,” a Pentagon statement said, adding that the new jets would replace the legacy Super Hornets fleet beginning in the 2030s. The…