ExclusiveBoeing Awarded With Contract of Next Generation Fighter Jet

President Donald Trump on Friday awarded Boeing a contract to build the US Air Force's most sophisticated fighter jet, known as Next Generation Air Dominance, ENGAD. The ENGAD program will replace Lockheed Martin's F-22 Raptor, with a crude aircraft built to enter combat alongside drones. The plane's design remains a closely held secret, but would likely include stealthiness, advanced sensors, and cutting-edge engines. The Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract is worth more than $20 billion. The winner will eventually receive hundreds of billions of dollars in orders over the contract's multi-decade lifetime. For Boeing, the win is a major boost for its St. Louis, Missouri, fighter jet production business.