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Senate panel seeks to double F/A-18E/F budget next year

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Stephen Trimble
 on September 11, 2009 9:40 PM | | Comments () | TrackBacks (0) |


Boeing would double F/A-18E/F Super Hornet production next year if Senate appropriators are successful.

The US Navy asked for $1 billion to buy 9 F/A-18E/Fs in Fiscal 2010. But Senate appropriators added another $1 billion to buy a total of 18, according to a press release (which I overlooked yesterday) by Sen Kit Bond, who represents the Super Hornet's manufacturing base in Missouri.

Boeing would also build another 22 EA-18G Growlers that were already funded in the defense appropriations bill.

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