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Navy says it wants 80 Super Hornets over next five years

By Travis J. Tritten
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Navy says it wants 80 Super Hornets over next five years

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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