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August 17, 2019
F-35 Is History: Say Hello to the Navy's F/A-XX 6th Generation Fighter Jet
It's coming.
by Dario Leone
The F/A-XX air-dominance fighter will be a sixth-generation aircraft that eventually will replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter in the Navy’s carrier air wings.​
Rear Admiral Scott D. Conn, director of Air Warfare in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, said on Apr. 4 that the analysis of alternatives (AoA) for U.S. Navy next-generation air-dominance fighter aircraft (F/A-XX) will be complete during spring of 2019.
“That AoA will be complete this spring,†Rear Adm. Scott D. Conn, director of air warfare in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, said during hearing of the Tactical Air and Ground Forces subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/f-35-history-say-hello-navys-fa-xx-6th-generation-fighter-jet-73801