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Boeing Unveils F/A-18E/F Replacement Options

Will Horton
 on May 12, 2010 9:00 AM | | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0) |
Boeing used the show to reveal two concepts for a stealthy, tailless, supercruising strike fighter to replace the US Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornets after 2025.

Both twin-engine concepts, which feature optionally piloted cockpits, resemble a modern-day replacement for the ill-fated A-12 Avenger. The carrier-based stealth bomber project was cancelled in 1991 amid cost overruns and technical problems. Continue reading...

F-A-18 E-F Replacements.jpg(Boeing)

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I love the top version, but I'd stretch out the fuselage a bit more for internal carriage.

Can we name these Tomcat IIs? Or Kestrels?

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