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  • Longer-life F/A-18 Hornet needed to fill US Navy's strike fighter gap

    03/31/2010 2:27:52 AM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 6 replies · 532+ views
    FlightGlobal ^ | 3/28/2010 | John Croft
    The US Navy is exploring the feasibility of extending the Boeing F/A-18's 6,000h service life to as much as 10,000h to deliver continued combat duty in the light of potential delays to the Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter. "We will keep them structurally safe and sound through the next decade," says Rear Adm Mark Skinner, programme executive officer for the navy's tactical aircraft programmes, who adds that parallel improvements will also be made to the aircraft's systems and components. Speaking at the Navy League conference in Washington DC, Skinner said the over-arching goal for the USN will be to...