Credit: Boeing concept
DEFENSE Boeing beat out Northrop Grumman for a contract worth more than $20 billion to develop the F/A-XX, the U.S. Navy’s next carrier-based, crewed fighter. The Pentagon is establishing a new four-star command for autonomous warfare to develop a new acquisition model as part of its effort to field...
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