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• Colin Demarest
Boeing has won both the Navy’s and Air Force’s next-generation fighter competitions, a rare dual victory that gives the company a central role in future U.S. combat-aircraft development. The immediate test, CSIS’s Jerry McGinn said, is execution—a demanding challenge as Boeing moves from selection to delivering the programs.
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Boeing has won both the Navy’s and Air Force’s next-generation fighter competitions, a rare dual victory that gives the company a central role in future U.S. combat-aircraft development. The immediate test, CSIS’s Jerry McGinn said, is execution—a demanding challenge as Boeing moves from selection to delivering the programs.
Boeing’s selection for a stealth-fighter program is framed as a pivotal moment for the company. The available article summary provides no further details on the program, contract value, customer or schedule, limiting what can be said about its implications.
NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency has detailed requirements for its multinational Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability program following a July request for proposals, including a higher top-speed target. Boeing has withdrawn from the competition, narrowing the field for a program intended to deliver a future rotorcraft capability for participating nations.
Angolan flag carrier TAAG plans to negotiate the sale of Boeing 737-700 aircraft to Cabo Verde. The available report does not specify how many aircraft are involved, their sale price or the timing of any transaction.
Lufthansa plans to restart its Frankfurt–Chubu route on March 29, 2027, operating three round trips weekly. The service will use Boeing 787-9s fitted with the carrier’s Allegris cabin, bringing the new interior to the route as Lufthansa restores a link between Frankfurt and central Japan.
A report examines Boeing’s victory in the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX competition and what it signals for the company’s defense business. It also includes reporting from western Ukraine on technology and daily life during wartime.
Certification of Boeing’s 737 Max 10 appears back on track after the FAA determined that a software glitch potentially affecting some Boeing narrowbodies is not safety critical. That assessment reduces the prospect of another lengthy delay, though the available report does not specify a revised certification timeline.
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Boeing’s contract supports plans to triple production of PAC-3 MSE seekers for Patriot interceptors, while the Pentagon is funding Kymeta to add edge computing, software-defined radio and RF sensing to its Osprey u8 terminal. Separately, Rheinmetall-Iceye has begun production of military SAR satellites under a 40-satellite German order.
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