Aircraft manufacturer Boeing is set to end production of the iconic F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet in 2025 after a final batch is delivered to the US Navy.
Boeing has stated that Super Hornet production could be prolonged if further orders are placed by the Indian military.
A sailor cleans an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 31 aboard the USS Gerald Ford in the Atlantic Ocean Oct. 6, 2022."Top Gun: Maverick," the 2022 sequel to 1986's iconic smash-hit "Top Gun," featured the Super Hornet prominently. A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet comes in to land during joint military exercise, Saxon Warrior, aboard the USS George H.W. Bush on Aug. 6, 2017, off the northwest coast of the United Kingdom.
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