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Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Navy needs more time for Super Hornet deal

F-18 Super HornetBoeing and the Navy are working to bring down the cost of a multiyear contract for fighter jets to make the deal more palatable to Pentagon leaders.

As a result, Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn on Monday asked for an extension on the deadline to notify Congress of a new multiyear contract to have Boeing build F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets.

Lynn told the congressional defense committees on Monday that the Pentagon would need more time to evaluate a contract offer it received from Boeing.

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