This Is What Congress Is Going to Do to Halt the Navy’s Strike Fighter Shortfall
Time for more Super Hornets.
Dave Majumdar [2]
The U.S. Congress is taking action to address the United States Navy’s strike fighter shortfall by adding more Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets [3] to the fiscal year 2018 budget than was requested by the Pentagon.
The Navy had an unfunded requirement for 10 additional Super Hornets [4] above the 14 aircraft that it had requested. Thus far, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and the House Appropriations Committee’s Defense subcommittee (HAC-D) have added money to fund those additional aircraft and it is likely that the Senate will follow suit.
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