By Geoff Fein While concerns that recent findings from a F-18 assessment program show a number of Hornets might not reach the goal of 10,000 flight hours, thus increasing the Navy's strike fighter gap, the actual impact won't be known until further studies are completed later this year, a Navy official said. To stave off an expected strike fighter gap of 69 aircraft in 2017, the Navy began to upgrade its legacy Boeing [BA] F-18 A through D model Hornets.…
Impact of F-18 Issues On Fleet Won’t Be Known Until Fall, Official Says
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