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  "id": 10854412,
  "title": "Pentagon picks Boeing to build new carrier fighter jet to replace F/A-18",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/pentagon-picks-boeing-to-build-new-carrier-fighter-jet-to-replace-f-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T03:52:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
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    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3369281/pentagon-picks-boeing-build-new-carrier-fighter-jet-replace-f/18"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Pentagon has chosen Boeing to build the US Navy’s next-generation fighter jets in a contract valued at US$20 billion, officials announced Tuesday. The contract is to produce F/A-XX aircraft or “strike fighters” under the “Next Generation Air Dominance Program,” a Pentagon statement said, adding that the new jets would replace the legacy Super Hornets fleet beginning in the 2030s. The…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Lockheed Martin inks $297M U.S. Navy contract and $724M in missile defense contract",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/lockheed-martin-inks-297m-u-s-navy-contract-and-724m-in-missile",
        "published": "2026-09-29T21:59:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Pentagon picks Boeing for new US Navy contract for air strike weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/pentagon-picks-boeing-for-new-us-navy-contract-for-air-strike-weapons",
        "published": "2026-09-29T22:34:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Pentagon picks Boeing for new US Navy contract valued at $20 billion for air strike weapons",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/pentagon-picks-boeing-for-new-us-navy-contract-valued-at-20-billion",
        "published": "2026-09-29T23:22:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pentagon picks Boeing for new US Navy contract for fighter jets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/pentagon-picks-boeing-for-new-us-navy-contract-for-fighter-jets",
        "published": "2026-09-29T23:22:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Pentagon awards Boeing fresh Navy fighter-jet deal worth US$20b",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/pentagon-awards-boeing-fresh-navy-fighter-jet-deal-worth-us-20b",
        "published": "2026-09-30T01:03:23.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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