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Navy says it wants 80 Super Hornets over next five years

By Travis J. Tritten
Published June 15, 2017 5:11pm ET
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Navy says it wants 80 Super Hornets over next five years
The aircraft, made by Boeing, was seen to be on the wane just a few years ago as the military was developing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) | Lee Jin-man

The Navy said Thursday it’s planning to buy 80 Super Hornet fighters over the next five years despite a fiscal 2018 defense budget request for 14 that caused disappointment among some in Congress.

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Boeing Claire McCaskill Congress Defense Defense Spending Department of Defense (Department of War) Navy Senate Armed Services Committee Travis J. Tritten