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Boeing lost the F-35 in 2001 — and the US Air Force designed the F-47 NGAD specifically to avoid what that loss created

In October 2001, Boeing lost the largest fighter program ever conceived and nearly lost the fighter business with it. For ...
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‘I would take that aircraft to the ship tomorrow’: Navy test pilot who flew Boeing’s X-32 says it was the highlight of his career

The Boeing X-32 was a stealth fighter that flew 66 times, hit Mach 1.6, and carried 20,000 pounds of internal fuel—a serious contender to win the largest defense contract in history. It lost to the ...