16-06-2025 23:12 via defenseone.com

Boeing says they can build F/A-XX *and* F-47, rejecting SecNav's concerns

PARIS—Boeing’s defense chief rejected the Navy secretary’s contention that U.S. defense companies can’t handle building two sixth-generation fighter jets at once.“Absolutely we can do it, and so can the industrial base, and so can the engine manufacturers. So I don't see that as being an issue,” Boeing defense and space CEO Steve Parker told reporters Monday at the Paris Air Show.The Navy’s F/A-XX program is in limbo after the service cut funding for the
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