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Boeing Pitching International F/A-18 Variant To JSF Partner Nations

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Friday, April 22nd, 2011

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By Carlo Munoz ST. LOUIS--Officials from Boeing's [BA] military aircraft division have begun providing information on the company's new international variant of its F/A-18 fighter to Joint Strike Fighter partner nations, which may be searching for a hedge against potential delays in F-35 deliveries, a senior company executive said this week. While declining to name the specific JSF partner nations that have requested information on the F/A-18, Chris Chadwick, Boeing's president of military aircraft, said "a number of potential F-35…

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