F-47, FA-XX not yet, but more missiles please!

The shuffle between Navy and Air Force fighter projects indicates dissatisfaction with longstanding suppliers, and separately, a pivot to defense in the Pacific.

For Shame, You Contractors!

Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported a Pentagon request that the Congress permit a shift of $500 million in funding from the US Navy’s FA-XX project to the US Air Force’s F-47, because “simultaneously pursing two sixth-generation fighters risks under-delivery on both.” Forecasting simultaneous under-delivery suggests that th…