ANALYSIS-After notching two jet fighter contracts, Boeing could be turning the page

Boeing’s won the contract for the US Navy’s ?next-generation ?fighter due to years of investment, decades of experience building carrier-based jets and a design approach that closely matched the Pentagon’s push for easier-to-upgrade aircraft, according to people familiar with the competition. Last week’s win marks Boeing’s second major fighter jet victory after securing the Air Force’s F-47 program last year. The aerospace company bested rivals ?Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for the Navy’s F/A-XX fighter contract, worth more than $20 billion in its initial development phase. The victories give the company’s defense, space and security division an opportunity to turn…