On Friday, US President Donald Trump granted Boeing the contract for the construction of the previously sophisticated combat aircraft of the US Air Force, achieved an urgently needed victory and increased its shares.
The next generation of the next generation Air Dominance (NGAD) replaces the F-22 raptor of Lockheed Martin with a querdy plane that enters the fight alongside drones.
Trump, the 47th President, announced the name of the new Jet, the F-47.
“We gave a lot for a lot of order. We cannot tell you the price,” said Trump reporters in the Oval Office.
The Boeing shares rose by five percent after the US company Lockheed Martin defeated for the deal. The stocks of Lockheed fell by almost seven percent.
“Our allies are constantly calling,” added Trump and said foreign sales could be an option. “You want to buy them too.”
Since Boeing is guilty of a conspiracy associated with two fatal accidents, the national conspiracy in connection with the call of the aviation giant and the question of whether its planes are safer.
For Boeing, the victory marks a reversal of the assets for a company that has to struggle on both the commercial and on the defense pages of its business. It is a big boost for the St. Louis Fighter Jet Production business.
The loss is another blow against Lockheed after it was excluded from the competition for the construction of the Navy stealty fighter and in the middle of the growing dissatisfaction of the Pentagon about delays in improving his F-35 fighter aircraft.
Trump has been hit by Lockheed CEO Jim Taiclet in the past few weeks to discuss the F-35 according to three sources.
The engineering and manufacturing development contract has a value of more than 20 billion US dollars. Boeing’s victory means that he makes the jet fighter and receives orders worth hundreds of billions of dollars over the lifespan of the contract for the multi-year contract.
“We realize how important it is to design, build and deliver the US air weapon for the fighter ability of the sixth generation,” said Steve Parker, who heads Boeing’s defense business in a statement. “In preparation for this mission, we made the most important investments in the history of our defense business.”
The design of the aircraft remains a closely secret secret, but would probably include stealth, advanced sensors and the latest engines.
“Compared to the F-22, the F-47 will cost less and will be more adaptable to future threats-and we will have more F-47 in our inventory,” said General David Alvin, chief of staff of the Air Force.
NGAD was designed as a “family of systems” who focused on a fighter of the sixth generation to counter opponents such as China and Russia.
Allvin said that the F-47 will have a significantly larger range and a stronger advanced stealth and are supported easier than the F-22.
Big victory for the fight against Boeing
Boeing’s commercial operations have tried to bring the best-selling 737 Max-Jet production back to speed, while his defense company was weighed up by underperformance of contracts for tankers, drones and training jets with medium air.
“The victory is a big boost for the company that has to struggle with costs, schedule delays and execution in other Department of Defense programs,” said Roman Schweizer, Analyst at TD Cowen.
Costs over the KC-46 tank program Medium-heavy tankers have exceeded $ 7 billion in recent years, while a further fixed price contract to improve two Air Force One aircraft has created a US dollar loss of $ 2 billion for the top-five-US defense company.
The unit of Boeing, which produces passenger jets, has since a series of crises, including an emergency in January 2024, with a new Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 was missing four important bolts. In January, Boeing recorded an annual loss of 11.8 billion US dollars – its largest since 2020 – due to problems in his main units and failures from a strike that has closed the production of most of its jets.
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Boeing has also held the floor on Airbus in the scope of delivery and entered the crosshairs of the supervisory authorities and customers after misconceptions. The Federal Aviation Administration in early 2024 imposed a monthly production limit.
“Although we are disappointed with this result, we are confident that we have delivered a competition solution,” said Lockheed in an explanation. “We will wait for further discussions with the US Air Force.”
While Lockheed was still able to protest against the government’s award, the fact that Trump announced the deal in a top -class press conference could reduce the possibility of a public broadcast of arguments against the agreement of the defense company Bethesda, Md..
Congratulations from Boeing’s congratulations from the Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, but he warned: “A program of this size and complexity requires a careful supervision to ensure that it does not fall back or have costs.”
The billionaire and presidential advisor Elon Musk has expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of high-end fighters and said that cheaper drones were a better option.
