Chad Irby wrote:
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(robert arndt) wrote:


http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/bus.../810879C56DA8B
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More Super Hornets and the EA-18G Growler go-ahead...

It's only the second batch of Super Hornets, it's looking like that
third batch isn't going to be bought. And it looks like the 90
Growlers
are going to be part of that 210.

Aviation Week gives a slightly different breakdown. Of the 210 total, it
says 128 are to be two-seaters. Of those, 56 are planned to be EA-18s,
though this number is subject to change. (I suppose it could reach 90, but
not without shortchanging the two-seat VFA squadrons.)

Of note, AvWeek also says the Navy wants to disband one of four
expeditionary EA-6B squadrons due to airframe shortages. The Air Force is,
unsurprisingly, not pleased.

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