A F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-31) comes in to land onboard the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), in the Gulf August 12, 2014. REUTERS/HAMAD I MOHAMMED
Reuters: Exclusive: Boeing nears decision to self-fund more F/A-18 fighters
Boeing Co (BA.N) is nearing a decision to invest "a significant amount" to keep a F/A-18E/F fighter jet production line in St. Louis running as it waits for the U.S. government to approve a delayed order by Kuwait for 28 jets, a senior executive said.
Dan Gillian, who runs Boeing's F/A-18E/F and EA-18G electronic attack jet programs, told Reuters the company would decide in coming weeks whether to buy titanium and other materials needed to start work on the jets, even before the Kuwait deal and potential U.S. Navy orders are finalized.
He said Boeing would weigh strong expected demand for the warplanes against the risk that the orders could still fail.
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A future for the plane, yes, but for us humans? Not much of one with decisions like this one.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/us-sale-of-f16s-to-pakistan-india-expresses-disappointment-says-such-arms-transfers-will-help-combat-terrorism/article8231832.ece
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