F/A-XX Archives - Defense Daily https://www.defensedaily.com/tag/f-a-xx/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:58:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.defensedaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-dd-icon-150x150.png F/A-XX Archives - Defense Daily https://www.defensedaily.com/tag/f-a-xx/ 32 32 Navy’s F/A-XX Down-Select Coming In August, CNO Says https://www.defensedaily.com/navys-f-a-xx-down-select-coming-in-august-cno-says/navy-usmc/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:58:34 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1263555 The Boeing MQ-25A T-1 test asset conducts the first refueling between an unmanned aircraft and a manned F/A-18E/F Super Hornet on June 4, 2021. (Photo: Boeing)

]]> CNO: F/A-XX Needs To Start Now To Prep For Spreading Advanced Anti-Air In A Decade https://www.defensedaily.com/cno-f-a-xx-needs-to-start-now-to-prep-for-spreading-advanced-anti-air-in-a-decade/navy-usmc/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:41:35 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1245076 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 Direct F/A-XX EMD Contract Award While Boosting Funding To Nearly $1 Billion https://www.defensedaily.com/appropriators-direct-f-a-xx-emd-contract-award-while-boosting-funding-to-nearly-1-billion/navy-usmc/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:47:55 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1243843 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)

]]> Navy Air Boss Confirms MQ-25 Will Still Test Fly This Year, Followed By Carrier Integration In ‘26 https://www.defensedaily.com/navy-air-boss-confirms-mq-25-will-still-test-fly-this-year-followed-by-carrier-integration-in-26/navy-usmc/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:18:42 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1221301 The MQ-25 Stingray test asset, T-1, conducts deck handling maneuvers on Dec. 12 while underway aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), the first testing of the MQ-25 model at sea. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

]]> Lawmakers Concerned About Potential Delay To Navy 6th Gen Fighters https://www.defensedaily.com/lawmakers-concerned-about-potential-delay-to-navy-6th-gen-fighters/congress/ Thu, 15 May 2025 19:55:20 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1208780 kencalvert

]]> Acting CNO: Need To Be More Sure Of Laser Output Before Going All-In, F/A-XX At Higher Levels https://www.defensedaily.com/acting-cno-need-to-be-more-sure-of-laser-output-before-going-all-in-f-a-xx-at-higher-levels/navy-usmc/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:36:15 +0000 https://www.defensedaily.com/?p=1205495 Artist rendering of Lockheed Martin's HELIOS laser weapons system used on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

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