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...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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