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Sunday, May 02, 2010

Pentagon asks for more time on Super Hornet contract deal

F/A-18 Super HornetThe Pentagon is asking the defense committees for an almost five-month extension of the deadline to notify Congress of a new multiyear contract with Boeing Co. for the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets.

The Pentagon’s deadline to inform lawmakers whether it would agree to sign a third multiyear contract with Boeing was May 1. Now Pentagon officials are seeking an extension to Sept. 30. This is the second time Pentagon leaders are asking for more time to make a decision.

The negotiations with Boeing have been taking place at the highest levels of the Pentagon where leaders want to squeeze the best price and savings out of Boeing for the Navy and Marine Corps fighter jets.

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