F/A-XX program
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Oct 22, 2026
Vago MuradianHOST
The Air Force and the Army recently held their major annual conferences to announce their major plans.
Vago MuradianHOST
Today, we're taking a deep dive into naval aviation in the wake of the Navy's decision to award the F-AXX Next Generation Carrier Craft Award to Boeing.
Vago MuradianHOST
Our guest today is Naval Aviation Legend and Tailhook Association Chairman, retired United States Navy Rear Admiral Mike Nasty-Menazer.
Vago MuradianHOST
And we'll have this week's headlines in airpower.
20 MINS LATER
Michael ManazirGUEST
It's our job to look at the future of naval aviation.
Michael ManazirGUEST
It's not static.
Michael ManazirGUEST
And so F-AXX was born back when I was N98 to replace the F-18 family, the Rhino and the Growler.
Michael ManazirGUEST
And so, as a matter of fact, it started as a family of systems because the way that me and my requirements officers looked at it was we need to replace the Rhino and the Growler.
Vago MuradianHOST
Tune in again tomorrow for the Airpower Podcast.
Vago MuradianHOST
Joining me is going to be retired United States Navy Rear Admiral and naval aviation legend Mike "Nasty" Manazir, who's gonna be talking to us about Boeing's F/A-XX win as the Navy's future sixth generation carrier-capable combat aircraft.
Vago MuradianHOST
Don't miss it.
Vago MuradianHOST
Thanks very much again, and we'll see you again tomorrow.
Ron EpsteinPANELIST
Um, but when you start getting into the more exquisite nature of how some of these machines perform, it's hard and it's expensive.
Richard AboulafiaPANELIST
If I could just add one thing to that, you know, the, um, increasing much, not, you know, not arithmetically increasing, but geometrically increasing cost and complexity of six gen fighters, be it, uh, you know, at 47 or FAXX or GCAP, it, It's very clear that these things depend upon the CCAs working out.
Richard AboulafiaPANELIST
In other words, as they evolve in terms of technology, doctrine, and manufacture, everything, it doesn't matter.
Richard AboulafiaPANELIST
They'd better work because otherwise you've got a limited number of mega-exquisite machines depending upon interaction with something, looking for that something.
Jordan SchneiderHOST
Yeah.
Brian ClarkHOST
Well, yeah, like the Navy just made this announcement about their F-40 or F-A-X-X, the new strike fighter they're going to build.
Brian ClarkHOST
And they had to scrape that money together out of Hyde.
Brian ClarkHOST
So there was no big bolus of funding coming in from Congress or from the Office of the Secretary of War to pay for that.
Travis MetzGUEST
[laughs]
Bryan ClarkPANELIST
[laughs] Well, yeah, like the, well, like the Navy just, uh, m-made this announcement about their F-forty or F/A-XX, the new, um, strike fighter they're gonna build.
Bryan ClarkPANELIST
Um, and they had to scrape that money together out of hide.
Bryan ClarkPANELIST
You know, so there was no big, you know, bolus of funding coming in from Congress or from, um, you know, the office of the Secretary of War to pay for that, um, which I think is sort of a, a case study in the change that we're seeing, where if you wanna continue to buy the legacy stuff, you're gonna have to figure out how to pay for it, um, which means you're gonna have to make some hard choices.
Vishnu SomHOST
Yeah.
Shiv AroorHOST
Today they've, uh, now they've won the, the Hornet replacement, sixth generation carrier-based fighter, the FA-XX-
Vishnu SomHOST
Yeah
Shiv AroorHOST
... uh, which is, uh, the talk of the town as well.
Rebecca GrantGUEST
But it's our Space Force's job to deter and defeat, if necessary, their ability to use space to see and operate beyond that First Island Chain.
Rebecca GrantGUEST
So I'm gonna give the US and allies advantage in that wider Pacific fight, but we've got to keep modernizing everything, carriers, submarines, B-21, the new F/A-XX, F-47, all that.
Rebecca GrantGUEST
We've gotta keep that going in order to keep that dominance for the joint force.
John BatchelorHOST
And I believe your report was, you said up arm.
Rebecca GrantGUEST
So I'm gonna give the US and allies advantage in that wider Pacific fight, but we've got to keep modernizing everything.
Rebecca GrantGUEST
Carriers, submarines, B21, the new F/A-XX, F-47, all that.
Rebecca GrantGUEST
We've gotta keep that going in order to keep that dominance for the joint force.
John BatchelorHOST
And I believe your report was, you said up-arm, lovely term, up-arming the Virginia class.
John LovellHOST
Right
Ryan BodenheimerGUEST
... like F-47, F/A-XX.
Ryan BodenheimerGUEST
So those are gonna be, like, you know, the greatest fighter jets ever made-
John LovellHOST
Yeah
Vago MuradianHOST
Big John is still going to be Big John in the U.S. Navy, and I know it's not going to be the flying Phantoms, but it's great to see the F-35 capability.
Vago MuradianHOST
I mean, the Navy was pretty reluctant and skeptical throughout the course of the F-35 program, even as it goes to you know, FAXX, but obviously that's sometime in the future.
Vago MuradianHOST
Whereas, you know, the Navy has acknowledged what a great capability the F-35 is operating off carrier decks.
Vago MuradianHOST
Anyway, very funny.
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Richard AboulafiaGUEST
But from a budget standpoint, no, there's probably room in any of these countries for one at a time.
Richard AboulafiaGUEST
And that cash will be shifted over.
Richard AboulafiaGUEST
Meanwhile, it's kind of interesting, in the U.S., one problem for the F-35 is is you've got a budget track for the F47, for the FAXX, and for the B21.
Richard AboulafiaGUEST
Three completely non-exportable systems.
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