Is the Navy's new F/A-XX stealth fighter dead in the water?

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Download War Thunder for FREE and get your bonus on PC & Console! ► Use my link — https://wtplay.link/sandboxx25. To download on IOS & Android use — https://wtm.game/sandboxx25. Thanks to War Thunder for sponsoring the video! --BREAK-- This video features the incredible artwork of Rodrigo Avella! Make sure to check out his webpage here: https://rodrigoavella.com/ To put it in painfully stark terms, the long-term viability of America’s carrier strike groups in high-end fights now rests pretty squarely on the F/A-XX program’s shoulders… But now, the White House is saying that America can only effectively manage one new high-end fighter program at a time, shelving the Navy’s F/A-XX effort indefinitely to focus solely on the Air Force’s Raptor replacement… And it’s clear that the Navy is not very happy with this decision. So, let’s see if we can’t parse our way through what’s really going on with the Navy’s F/A-XX 6th generation fighter program. 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandboxxnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandboxxnews Facebook: https://facebook.com/sandboxxnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandboxxnews 📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexHollings52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexhollings52 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexHollings52 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/alexhollings52 Citations: https://www.defensenews.com/air/2025/03/21/boeing-wins-contract-for-ngad-fighter-jet-dubbed-f-47/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120427143214/http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/04/us-navy-issues-fa-xx-rfi.html https://www.sandboxx.us/news/americas-ngad-fighter-emerged-from-a-classified-billion-dollar-x-plane-program/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/future-carrier-air-wings-will-have-one-squadron-of-16-f-35cs-and-three-f-a-18e-f-squadrons-totalling-28-super-hornets/#:~:text=As%20reported%20by%20Sea%20Power,F/A%2D18F%20squadron. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/pentagon-war-games-reveal-that-us-would-lose-any-war-fought-in-the-pacific-with-china/ https://www.csis.org/analysis/first-battle-next-war-wargaming-chinese-invasion-taiwan https://breakingdefense.com/2025/03/exclusive-lockheed-out-of-navys-f-a-xx-future-fighter-program/ https://defensescoop.com/2025/06/27/dod-2026-budget-request-air-force-f47-navy-faxx/ https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/us-navy-doubts-about-industry-triggered-fa-xx-hold https://www.navy.mil/Leadership/Flag-Officer-Biographies/BioDisplay/Article/4136042/the-honorable-john-phelan/ https://breakingdefense.com/2025/07/navy-puts-1-4b-for-f-a-xx-next-gen-fighter-in-its-annual-wishlist-to-lawmakers/ https://breakingdefense.com/2025/07/funding-f-a-xx-could-delay-f-47-white-house-warns-congress/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SAP-HR4016.pdf