Australia Cuts Hornet Rebuilds

Australia is cutting short its program to replace the center fuselage barrels of its F/A-18A-B Hornet fighters, partly because analysis suggests the fleet can operate until its planned withdrawal in 2018-20 with fewer than 15 of the 71 aircraft refurbished.

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