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Lynn: Pentagon Hasn’t Agreed To F/A-18 Multi-Year Buy

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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon "continues to explore" entering into a multi-year contract with Boeing [BA] for F/A-18 fighter jets, but was not able to make a decision by yesterday's congressional deadline, according to the deputy defense secretary Navy Secretary Ray Mabus indicated last week to the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) that his service may be poised to enter into a multi-year F/A-18 procurement deal. He said the Navy was "working hard" to meet a deadline of yesterday, spelled…

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