Navy, Boeing Tout Block III Super Hornet As Partner For F-35
Once touted by President Trump himself as an alternative to the F-35, the souped-up Super Hornet is now firmly established as its partner.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on May 23, 2018 at 6:05 PM
ARLINGTON: The Navy is upgrading its Super Hornet fighters with new sensors and networks so they can collaborate in combat with the F-35. Over the 2019-2024 budget plan, the service plans to pay Boeing to build 116 new Block III Super Hornets and convert many of its nearly 500 existing Super Hornets to Block II standard.
Once touted by President Trump himself as an alternative to the F-35, the souped-up Super Hornet is now firmly established as its partner. Here’s how that partnership might work in wartime, as depicted by Navy and Boeing officials in briefings for the press this morning.
https://breakingdefense.com/2018/05/navy-boeing-tout-block-iii-super-hornet-as-partner-for-f-35/
