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U.S. Navy Reported to Want More F/A-18E/F Super Hornets Following Delays with F-35C

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U.S. Navy Reported to Want More F/A-18E/F Super Hornets Following Delays with F-35C
 
Accordig to Reuters, the U.S. Navy expressed its desire to buy more Boeing Co. F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in coming years to deal with higher-than-expected operational demands and past delays in the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jet program.
     
Accordig to Reuters, the U.S. Navy expressed its desire to buy more Boeing Co. F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in coming years to deal with higher-than-expected operational demands and past delays in the Lockheed Martin Corp. F-35 fighter jet program.
 U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet
     
Rear Admiral Michael Manazir, director of air warfare for the U.S. chief of naval operations, told lawmakers that the Navy was working to speed up maintenance of older-model F/A-18s, but would also need to buy more new F/A-18E/F jets to avert a shortfall in strike fighters for its aircraft carriers.

The combat-proven F/A-18E/F Super Hornet delivers cutting-edge next generation multi-role strike fighter capability that is available today, outdistancing current and emerging threats well into the future.