Congressman: Data Rights Debate Holding Up F/A-18 Awards

Brian Everstine March 23, 2023

An F/A-18 at Boeing’s San Antonio, Texas, facility.

Credit: Boeing
Despite Congress authorizing and appropriating funds for 20 F/A-18s in both fiscal 2022 and 2023, the contracts have not been signed, in part due to intellectual property (IP) and data rights concerns. Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.) highlighted the issue during a March 23 House Appropriations Defense...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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