
Boeing [BA] said on Thursday it plans to finish building new F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet naval fighter aircraft in late 2025 as Navy orders are expected to end, barring a potential decision by India to order the aircraft that would extend the work by two more years. Congress last funded 12 Super Hornets for $977 million in the FY ‘22 spending package (Defense Daily, March 9, 2022). The Navy’s FY ‘23 budget request documents confirmed the service sought to end…