Trump's F-47 next-gen fighter jet threatened by potential delays as Boeing workers go on strike

A major strike by Boeing’s defense unit employees threatens production of a number of U.S. fighter jets — including the new F-47 President Donald Trump announced in March. Some 3,200 defense unit employees went on strike Monday after contract negotiations fell apart, stalling work in the unit that assembles and maintains the Air Force’s F-15 fighter jet and the F/A-18 Hornet, flown by the Navy and the Marine Corps. The District 837 workers also assemble the T-7 trainer and the MQ-25, an aerial refueling unmanned aircraft.  While this strike involves a far smaller workforce and began before ful