F/A-18E/F Budget Add-On Sparks U.S. Navy Backlash

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Credit: U.S. Navy
In comments that may reverberate in the global fighter market, the U.S. Navy’s top aviation requirements officer on Aug. 3 described the Boeing F/A-18E/F as obsolete by the mid-2050s and criticized efforts by some lawmakers to buy more in fiscal 2022. “More Super Hornets at this point in time—that’s...

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