Boeing (BA) has been awarded a contract to build Next Generation Air Dominance, a new the U.S. Air Force fighter jet, replacing Lockheed Martin’s (LMT) F-22 Raptor, Reuters’ Mike Stone reports, citing two sources familiar with the situation.

Intended to eventually replace the Air Force's fleet of F-22 Raptors, the NGAD platform is a network-connected family of systems — including a stealth fighter jet component, drone technology and others — that simultaneously interact to ensure air superiority.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump awarded Boeing on Friday the contract to build the US Air Force’s most sophisticated fighter jet yet, dubbed the F-47, handing the company a much-needed win. The Next Generation Air Dominance program will replace Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor with a crewed aircraft built to enter combat alongside drones.