The Navy's decision could shield the F/A-XX program from the impacts of the Air Force's NGAD review, especially as the source selection process is ongoing, with a winner expected next year.
The F/A-18, great in service, will be replaced under the F/A-XX program, an initiative for a 6th-generation air superiority fighter that falls under the Navy’s NGAD family of systems.
The U.S. Navy is advancing its F/A-XX program, a sixth-generation fighter intended to replace the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft and complement the F-35C in carrier operations. Disaster?: ...