Boeing’s F/A-XX Win Leads Broader Carrier Air Wing Renewal
An official concept rendering of the winning design reveals a twin-engine, flying-wing aircraft with no apparent vertical tails.
Credit: Boeing concept
The first inkling of an F/A-XX fighter for the U.S. Navy came in an official notice released on April 17, 2012. The request for information to industry from naval aviation leaders sketched out interest in a future “multirole strike” aircraft to enter service in the 2030s, replacing Boeing F/A-18E/F...
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