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ARCHIVED · 2 LEFT · 4 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Sep 30, 12:56 AM

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Navy Chooses Boeing to Build Next-Generation Jet Fighter

St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Wall Street Journal describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe more than $20 billion award for F/A-XX adds to string of wins for company’s defense business.
What changedThe left frames it as "Boeing Beats Northrop for Navy Jet Contract to Replace F-18". The center frames it as "US Navy selects Boeing to build next-generation F/A-XX fighter".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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57WORDING GAP

6 sources · 2 bias buckets · Medium confidence

Still Watching. The left frames it as "Boeing Beats Northrop for Navy Jet Contract to Replace F-18". The center frames it as "US Navy selects Boeing to build next-generation F/A-XX fighter".

SOURCE MAP TIMELINE

Sep 29, 9:50 PM: St. Louis Post-Dispatch joined the source map.

Sep 29, 10:20 PM: Defense News joined the source map.

Sep 29, 10:20 PM: Military Times joined the source map.

Sep 29, 10:32 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is live match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.

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Center ·News report

Navy Chooses Boeing to Build Next-Generation Jet Fighter

The more than $20 billion award for F/A-XX adds to string of wins for company’s defense business.

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Center ·News report

Pentagon awards Boeing $20bn contract for Navy stealth fighter jet

Virginia-headquartered company marks a revival of its role with the defence department

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Center-left ·News report

Boeing Beats Northrop for Navy Jet Contract to Replace F-18

Boeing beat Northrop Grumman to produce the Navy's next Top Gun fighter jet, the stealthy and still classified F/A-XX, the Pentagon announced today.

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Center ·News report

US Navy selects Boeing to build next-generation F/A-XX fighter

Boeing has officially been selected to build the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter, dubbed F/A-XX.

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Center ·News report

US Navy selects Boeing to build next-generation F/A-XX fighter

Boeing has officially been selected to build the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter, dubbed F/A-XX.

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Center-left ·News report

Boeing lands contract to build 'next-gen' Navy fighter. Schmitt lauds St. Louis role

The award marked a major victory for Boeing, which had sought a new fighter jet program to replace its aging F/A-18 and F-15 production lines in north St. Louis County.

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