WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, celebrates President Donald Trump and Secretary Pete Hegseth's decision to select Boeing St. Louis as the new prime contractor to build the F/A-XX, the Navy's Next-Generation Strike Fighter. Schmitt worked closely with the Navy and the Trump administration to bring this program to St. Louis. This decision will expand the vital work Boeing St. Louis is undertaking to build America's next-generation military aircraft, modernizing and strengthening America's combat airpower while bringing more investment and jobs to the Show Me State.
"From McDonnell Douglas to Boeing, St. Lou...