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F-18 Multi-Year Decision Imminent

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Friday, April 30th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon will say this week if it will enter into a multi-year contract with Boeing [BA] for F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, a spokesman said yesterday afternoon. The Pentagon's Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation has been reviewing a multi-year contract offer the Chicago-based company submitted in February. Boeing said it has offered a F/A-18E/F multi-year contract that would generate a 10 percent savings to the government compared to traditional annual contracts, which is the minimum savings sought by…

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