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Appropriators Direct F/A-XX EMD Contract Award While Boosting Funding To Nearly $1 Billion

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Appropriators Direct F/A-XX EMD Contract Award While Boosting Funding To Nearly $1 Billion
An E/A-18G Growler (left), assigned to the "Gray Wolves" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 142, and an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, prepare to launch from the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching System on the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck, on March 10, 2023 while it is underway in the Atlantic Ocean. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Grace Lyles)

Appropriators are pushing the Navy to award an Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract for the Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter aircraft while boosting funding close to $1 billion, according to the newly released fiscal year 2026 Defense Appropriations conference bill. The Navy’s FY 2026 budget request sought only $74 million to maintain and complete aircraft design for the F/A-XX as the Trump administration and Defense Department seem focused on working through the Air Force’s F-47 future fighter first amid concerns…

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