Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will shortly announce which defense company the Pentagon has chosen to design and build the U.S. Navy 's next-generation stealth fighter, known as the F/A-XX, according to a report by Reuters, citing unnamed officials and people familiar with the decision. The announcement may come this week, Reuters reported, after Hegseth made the decision to move forward on Friday. Boeing Co and Northrop Grumman Corp are in the running to produce the aircraft, which will