Boeing won a Navy fighter-development contract worth more than $20 billion, adding to its role in both U.S. next-generation jet programs. Engineering and supply delays remain, and larger future sales depend on production and foreign buyers, but the awarded contract makes the story positive for Boeing.
The award gives Boeing a major role in the Navy’s future fighter program, alongside its Air Force program. Engineering and supply problems have delayed the Navy program, and a much larger future value depends on production and foreign buyers. Still, Boeing has won the contract, so those concerns do not outweigh the new work.
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