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Friday, April 17, 2009

Push for fewer F/A-18s could widen fighter gap

F/A-18F Super HornetThe so-called “strike fighter gap” may grow under Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ new cost-cutting budget.

Gates proposed a cut in the number of F/A-18 jets the Navy will buy next year, a move that could add to the fighter shortage looming as many of the older Hornets begin to wear out.

Gates said April 6 that the Navy will buy 31 “F/A-18s” in fiscal 2010. A Navy official said that includes F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets as well as EA-18G Growlers, which use the same Boeing-made airframe but are outfitted for electronic warfare.

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