Northrop Grumman released images of its version of the U.S. Navy’s highly anticipated sixth-generation strike fighter.

The defense behemoth posted concept art of the F/A-XX on its website, as competition for the contract heats up.

The image appeared on the Northrop Grumman website, under its Naval Aviation section, with text emblazoned across it that reads, “Project Power Anywhere.”

It’s unclear when the image was posted.

The artwork doesn’t reveal much, but does showcase a sleek-looking fighter with a long, sharp nose covered in shadows aboard an aircraft carrier.

The F/A-XX, which will succeed the F/A-18 Super Hornet, is slated to wield new technologies including artificial intelligence and machine learning, according to Rear Adm. Michael Donnelly , who spoke at the 2025 Navy L

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