The Aviationist

U.S. Navy CNO Warns F/A-XX Must Launch Now to Face Future Air Defense Threats

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle warns F/A-XX must launch now as Iran and other adversaries field advanced air defenses, ending the era of ...

General Fusion to Become First Publicly Traded Pure-Play Fusion Company Through Business Combination with Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III

General Fusion is advancing patented and proprietary Magnetized Target Fusion (“MTF”) technology designed to scale for ...
Seeking Alpha

Northrop Grumman: $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Boosts F/A-XX Win (Rating Upgrade)

The F-35 currently is the most advanced fighter jet in service with the US and its allies. Development, however, was complex, as there was an effort to have one airframe concept perform tasks for ...
Interesting Engineering

Sixth-gen fighter: China speeds up development of J-36, J-50 jet; challenge US’ air dominance

In future conflicts, the J-36 could potentially direct uncrewed aerial vehicles, manage electronic warfare tasks.X/@RupprechtDeino China is reportedly accelerating the development of two advanced ...
dsm.forecastinternational

Navy Awards GE Aerospace $22M for F414 Engine Upgrades

An F/A-18F Super Hornet landing on the USS Theodore Roosevelt in 2021. (Source: U.S. Navy) The U.S. Navy has awarded GE Aerospace a new $22.2 million research and development contract to upgrade the ...
Defense One

The D Brief: F/A-18s’ Venezuelan flyby; Unpublished version of NSS; Little public support for boat attacks; Funding falters for Navy’s next jet; And a bit more.

Nearly half of Americans (48%) oppose U.S. military attacks on alleged drug trafficking boats, and that includes almost a fifth (19%) of Republicans, according to a new survey conducted in early ...
Defense One

Congress supports bare minimum on Navy’s F/A-XX, while fully backing Air Force’s F-47

Congress is committing to only a fraction of the funding necessary for the Navy’s F/A-XX program in the latest version of the defense policy bill, while fully backing the development of the Air ...
InsideDefense

The INSIDER daily digest -- December 8, 2025

The bulk of this Monday INSIDER Daily Digest comprises the defense authorization bill plus coverage of the Reagan National Defense Forum. The final version of the fiscal year 2026 defense ...
militarnyi

U.S. Aviation Industry Crisis Delays Sixth-Generation F/A-XX Carrier Fighter Program

The Pentagon has officially confirmed a delay in the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX carrier-based fighter development program. Aviation Week reported this, citing sources within the U.S. Department of Defense.
Breaking Defense

Navy’s Caudle: F/A-XX fighter decision needs to come ‘quickly’

An F/A-18 Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 213 lands aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) (Photo by Justin Katz/Breaking Defense.) WASHINGTON — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle ...
Seeking Alpha

Market Voices: Bessent on tariff options; Pentagon's F/A-XX program

Seeking Alpha's roundup of statements, announcements, and remarks that could impact markets, sectors, or individual stocks. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration would be able ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Hegseth Stands Firm With Opposition to Next-Gen Navy Fighter Jet

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reiterated his opposition to Navy plans to develop its next-generation F/A-XX fighter jet, arguing it will overlap with plans for a different aircraft that has President ...