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The Air Force awarded Boeing the Next Generation Air Dominance contract to design, build and deliver the F-47, the first US sixth-generation fighter and the F-22's successor, beating Lockheed Martin; Trump announced it in the Oval Office.

The Air Force awarded both General Atomics (FQ-42) and Anduril (FQ-44) development and production contracts for its first Collaborative Combat Aircraft, at least 150 semi-autonomous wingman drones by the end of the decade, four months ahead of schedule.

DARPA's request for information, posted on 7 August 2026, seeks air-breathing hypersonic cruise missiles that fly above Mach 5 over 460 to 3,700 km and can launch from fighters, bombers and the ground; responses were first due 6 October and later pushed to 6 November.

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding completed acceptance sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, clearing the way for the Navy's preliminary acceptance after delivery slipped from 2025.

Pictures released on 26 August 2026 show two Blackbeard hypersonic test articles under the wing of an F/A-18E/F, as Castelion works to deliver at least 50 missiles to the Navy by August 2028 for under $500,000 each.

On 4 September 2026 the Navy gave Newport News Shipbuilding a $336 million undefinitized contract for reactor equipment, heavy forgings and propulsion hardware for CVN 82, the fifth Ford-class carrier, due to be laid down in 2027.

On 17 September 2026 the Navy awarded prototype agreements worth $280 million to Conrad Shipyard, Master Boat Builders and Saronic to build LCU 1700 landing craft, creating a second source of supply alongside Austal USA, with deliveries from late 2028.

On 17 September 2026 the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin agreed a framework to expand production of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, a long-range air-to-air weapon, laying the groundwork for a future multiyear buy; no value or schedule was given.

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding announced on 29 September 2026 that the second Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), has reached preliminary acceptance and sailed for Naval Station Norfolk, the last step before formal delivery.

On 29 September 2026 the Navy awarded production agreements for medium unmanned surface vessels to three Louisiana yards in a deal reported at $1.2 billion, with Saronic's 180-foot Marauder, built in Franklin, passing 140 test scenarios without failure.

The Navy awarded Newport News Shipbuilding a $5.1 billion contract on 29 September 2026 to refuel and overhaul the USS Harry S. Truman, which reached the yard on 30 September as the eighth Nimitz-class carrier to get the work.

On 1 October 2026 the Navy placed a $197 million sole-source order with British-owned MSI Defence Systems for MK88 MOD4 30mm gun mounts and MK48 MOD2 sights, to fit warships against small drones and fast attack boats, with deliveries by January 2031.

The Pentagon plans the first tests of Golden Dome space-based interceptors before 31 December 2026, with orbital flight demonstrations in 2027, backed by $3.2 billion for prototypes from Anduril, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly.

The first Boeing F-47, the US Air Force's sixth-generation air-dominance fighter, was already being built in September 2025, and Air Force chief of staff Gen. David Allvin said it would be ready to fly by 2028.