Boeing Beats Lockheed Martin, and This F-47 Fighter Jet Contract Could Be Worth Hundreds of Billions

Boeing has even had difficulties with manufacturing non-stealth aircraft -- and non-military aircraft, too -- as the never-ending string of troubles with its 787, the 737 MAX, and 777X civilian airliner programs demonstrate. And yet, despite its history, last week President Trump announced from the Oval Office that Boeing had been awarded a $20 billion contract to build NGAD. He's calling the new Boeing plane the F-47. Boeing is back in the fighter jet business! Well, this was certainly unexpected. For more ...