The $20 billion contract could bring thousands of jobs. How much work will happen here? How many will Boeing hire?

For more than a decade, the U.S. Pentagon has been mulling the idea of replacing its fifth-generation stealth fighter jets, ...

The Trump administration has shocked industry observers by choosing aerospace firm Boeing to build the US military’s next-generation F-47 fighter jets — beating out competitor Lockheed Martin.

A fighter jet upset Before Boeing was selected to build the F-47, Lockheed Martin had a monopoly on the Air Force's combat aircraft production, leading some to believe that it would be the prime ...

Boeing learned last week it had secured a multi-billion-dollar contract to produce a new fighter jet. Credit: Photo courtesy of Ferguson-Florissant School District President Trump, the 47 th ...

The U.S. is entrusting its most expensive jet-fighter program in history to a company that hasn’t successfully launched a commercial or military aircraft in a decade. Boeing was selected last ...

The contract guarantees a profit for Boeing through the development phase, unlike its past defense deals.

Related stories A lucrative new defense contract President Donald Trump on Friday announced that Boeing secured a $20 billion contract to produce the sixth-generation US Air Force fighter jets ...

This new order, along with a recent defense contract to design, build and deliver its next-generation fighter aircraft under the Next Generation Air Dominance program, will boost Boeing’s prospects.