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Boeing landed a $20 billion Navy contract to build the U.S.'s next-gen fighter jet

The sixth-generation aircraft will replace the F/A-18 Super Hornet and is expected to begin deliveries in the 2030s

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Boeing $BA was awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to design, build, and deliver the F/A-XX, a sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter, the company said Tuesday. The contract is valued at more than $20 billion for the full-scale development phase and covers multiple test aircraft for ground, airworthiness, systems, and weapons integration testing, according to the Department of War.

The F/A-XX is slated to........

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