The US Navy’s F/A-XX fighter bid underscores a deeper contest with China not just over next-generation carrier aircraft, but over which side can sustain carrier aviation as a credible instrument of power, deterrence and influence in the Indo-Pacific. The Navy will select a builder for its next-generation F/A-XX carrier-based fighter in August, Chief of Naval […] The post F/A-XX fighter tests future of US carrier power against China appeared first on Asia Times .