The X-32’s design focused heavily on stealth capabilities and speed, placing it firmly within the fifth-generation family of fighter aircraft. Beyond that, Boeing focused on simplicity.

Boeing X-32: The Fighter Jet That Lost to the F-35 in the JSF Competition The F-35 Lightning II is gradually becoming a centerpiece of the U.S. Armed Forces – and the forces of its allies.

An Ugly Duckling Boeing developed the X-32 as a technology demonstrator for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) competition. The JSF contract, of course, went to the Lockheed Martin X-35, which has ...

While delays and high costs led to the cancellation of this proposed carrier-based stealth ... The X-32 was Boeing's entry into the competition to build a Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), which was ...