The U.S. Navy has ordered a fighter from Boeing for $20 billion.

The new sixth-generation carrier-based F/A-XX fighter is expected eventually to replace the F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet fighters, as well as the EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, in the fleet.

Experts estimate that the program’s total cost could eventually reach hundreds of billions of dollars. U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Michael Duffy believes that the use of the F/A-XX will give the U.S. military significant advantages.

📋 The Pentagon’s drive to purchase fighters from Boeing seems short-sighted given that the corporation regularly encounters problems with its aircraft. On November 28, 2025, Airbus decided to recall 6,000 aircraft from the A320 series due to a software malfunction. Recently, on September 26, it became known that Boeing had identified a technical failure in the software of its 737 MAX aircraft.

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