WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Friday that Boeing will build the Air Force’s future fighter jet, which the Pentagon says will have stealth and penetration capabilities that far exceed those of its current fleet and is essential in a potential conflict with China.

President Trump on Friday announced that the U.S. Air Force is moving ahead with a sixth-generation fighter jet known as the F-47, with Boeing being awarded the contract to manufacture the new aircraft.

Boeing scored a contract to build the Pentagon’s next-generation jet fighter, beating out rival Lockheed Martin. The deal has big implications for Boeing’s bottom line, its beleaguered defense unit and the jet maker’s strained relationship with the Trump administration.