The U.S. Navy has loved the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet, but whether that love affair continues with the price of the aircraft nearly doubling has yet to be seen. Will The U.S. Navy Receive Its Final F/A-18 Super Hornets? The Navy continues to work with Boeing on the contract for the 20 congressionally added Super Hornet aircraft. The Navy Could Get Fewer F/A-18 Super HornetsAs USNI News further reported, U.S. Navy officials have sought to end the Super Hornet line early, as part of an effort to direct funding to its F/A-XX Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. But then lawmakers had other ideas and added more F/A-18 Super Hornets to the Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) and FY23 budgets.

Source: Forbes December 20, 2023 16:28 UTC