BIG AVIATION REPORT

Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 10:16:08 MT

TWZ · DEFENSE

INDUSTRIAL BASE CONCERNS OVER BUILDING F/A-XX AND F-47 REMAIN: TOP PENTAGON PROCUREMENT OFFICER...

As both the Navy and the USAF were racing to field a new generation of advanced tactical jets , the seagoing service’s program hit a wall.

SCOTT: A budget that jumps from pocket change to real money means the Navy fighter is not dead — it means someone on the Hill got scared of a capability gap. Watch the engine and the carrier fit, not the artist’s rendering.

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