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Pentagon Fiscal 2026 Budget to Prioritize USAF F-47 Over Navy F/A-XX

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, June 12th, 2025

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Pentagon Fiscal 2026 Budget to Prioritize USAF F-47 Over Navy F/A-XX

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

Of the Pentagon's two sixth generation fighter programs, the U.S. Air Force F-47 by Boeing [BA] takes priority in DoD's upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, while the U.S. Navy F/A-XX is in a holding pattern. The White House wants $900 million for the F-47 in the reconciliation bill and another nearly $2.6 billion for the program in the upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, according to an administration document. By contrast, the Trump administration requested nothing for F/A-XX in reconciliation, while…

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