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How Boeing’s X-32 Jet Fell to Lockheed’s F-35
Whether for looks or performance or both, the loss of the JSF contract surely hurt Boeing—and led the conglomerate into a ...
See the competing F-47 stealth fighter jet concepts from Boeing, Lockheed, and more that led to the Air Force's NGAD
See the evolution of Boeing's design of the F-47, a sixth-generation stealth fighter jet, compared with competing NGAD ...
Boeing will build the US Air Force’s next air superiority fighter
The decision is good news for Boeing's plant in St. Louis, which is scheduled to end production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet in ...
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F-35 Troubles Knock Lockheed Martin Out of the Sixth-Gen Aircraft Competitions
Defense contracting giant Lockheed Martin was left in the dust by Boeing's exceptional sixth-generation aircraft: the F-47.
First US sixth-gen fighter jet will be the F-47, Trump says, and Boeing, not Lockheed, is going to build it
The NGAD is set to succeed the F-22 Raptor, which entered service two decades ago, as the US Air Force's top air dominance ...
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Boeing and Lockheed Martin Each Flew an X-Plane in Preparation for NGAD
“Under research and development contracts with DARPA, Boeing and Lockheed Martin designed two X-planes as risk reduction for ...
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The Promise of the X-32 “Smiling Hippo”
Today, the Lockheed F-35 may dominate the skies, but the X-32 remains a fascinating footnote. And while Lockheed won the day over Boeing with the F-35, Boeing appears to have gotten the last laugh ...
Boeing wins battle for $20B fighter jet contract, Trump announces
The Pentagon will award its next-generation Air Force fighter jet contract to Boeing, a deal initially worth more than $20 ...
Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet
Known as Next Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, the manned jet will serve as quarterback to a fleet of future drone aircraft ...