The initial contract to proceed with production on a version for the Air Force version is worth an estimated $20 billion. A separate Navy contract for its version of the NGAD fighter is still under competition between Northrop Grumman and Boeing. Kendall then left the decision on which firm would build the fighter jet to the incoming Trump administration, a defense official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to provide details on the decision-making. Support HuffPost Already contributed? A future unmanned version of NGAD also is planned as the Pentagon improves the AI for the aircraft, the official said.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2025 00:06 UTC