Aviation Week
• Brian Everstine
U.S. Navy Nears Downselect on F/A-XX as Sixth‑Generation Program Regains Momentum
The U.S. Navy is preparing to advance its sixth‑generation F/A‑XX program, with service leaders signalling an imminent downselect on a prime contractor and parallel decisions on a fighter‑like trainer variant to relieve pressure on frontline carrier air wings. Officials say the choices would shift the program toward design and prototyping.
