U.S. Navy’s Secret F/A-XX In ‘Concept Refinement’ Phase

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Credit: Boeing
SPARKS, Nevada—The U.S. Navy’s secretive sixth-generation fighter is in a “concept refinement phase,” with the service’s Office of Naval Operations and Naval Air Systems Command iterating with industry and intelligence agencies on what the future aircraft will be. The Navy’s F/A-XX, the crewed...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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