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The Pentagon intends to announce its decision on the next generation jet contract, initially worth more than $ 20 billion, as soon as Friday, despite previous concern about budget restrictions and prioritizing, sources on the plan reports.

The next-generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program will replace the F-22 Raptor Lockheed Martin with a fighter built for the battle with the drones.

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Lockheed and Boeing They compete their heads to the head for the contract for the development of the winners-Take-ALL and production of more than $ 20 billion.

As also Military Air Force Boeing and Lockheed press -secretary and lockheed did not immediately respond to comment requests.

The winner of the high share competition will receive hundreds of billions of orders over the course of the contract that underlies its business for decades.

The US Air Force F-22 Raptor conducts an air display during preview in Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 920. (Reuters/Edgar Su/File Photo)

NGAD was conceived as a “family of systems” focused on the sixth -generation fighter, which is aimed at providing the United States of the advanced air domination to withstand opponents such as China and Russia.

Under President Donald Trump The administration, which took over in January, the program moved forward after the period of uncertainty, which raised doubts about the next generation fighter.

Last year, the program collided with potential delays or scaling with budget pressure and expenditure in other Air Force programs. There were also discussions on revision of basic design elements or switching resources to drone.

The expected signaling projects that were finalized last year will be selected for NGAD.

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Boeing has suffered from wind for both its commercial and defense business. The victory would be a shot in hand for your St. Louis, Missouri, fighter production companies, while the loss will add Boeing.

Recently Lockheed was expelled from the competition to build a steal fighter based on the next generation of the Navy. If it loses NGAD contract, it is likely to double on the F-35 Fighter Jet and its Jets F-16.