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US Navy

This NAVAIR CGI render was issued with the F/A-XX contract announcement. It gives little away, although the aircraft does not appear to have the chisel nose and canards seen in the launch illustration of the USAF’s F-47 NGAD.

Why was F/A-XX awarded to Boeing?

Illustration of a USV duel taking place in the Black Sea.

The first USV duel: The dawn of robotic warfare at sea

The first of the Malice photos released by the US Navy appears to have been taken on 3 April 2026 and shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet of Navy Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) carrying four AIM-424 Long Range Air-to-Air Missiles underwing for an unspecified test event – probably a captive carry sortie. The aircraft also carries four AIM-120 AMRAAMs.

A bigger stick for US Navy fighters: examining the AIM-424 Malice

USS Gerald R Ford

Island obsession: another Trump intervention on future US Navy shipbuilding

Boeing's VC-25B contract illustrates contractor risk in procurement.

Spreading risk in US defence contracts

EMALS

An aversion to EMALS: Trump orders return to steam catapults for US Navy carriers

JDAM LR

GBU-75 JDAM LR cleared for production with contract from USAF

Trump-class battleship

CBO report warns over cost and capacity implications of building Trump-class battleships

China's USV-A Orca

China’s USV development: Assessing the state of play

Northrop Grumman 50 mm CBAD with guided projectile

Eurosatory 2026: Guided 50 mm munition concept presented by Northrop Grumman

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