Expanded attack role for F-18 Hornet

1995-06-07T00:00:00

THE US NAVY hopes to replace six squadrons of aging Northrop Grumman A-6E attack aircraft and F-14 fighters with McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet strike aircraft over the next five years under a $1 billion programme designed to counter a shortfall of tactical naval aircraft.

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