Boeing Exec: F-35 Partner Nations Asking Boeing For Info On Super Hornet

By Dan Taylor / April 20, 2011 at 10:40 PM
ST. LOUIS, MO -- Several of the nine F-35 Joint Strike Fighter partner nations have reached out to Boeing for information on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Boeing Military Aircraft President Chris Chadwick told reporters here today. Large cost increases and repeated schedule delays have rattled international partners in their support of the F-35 program. Chadwick said "a number of potential F-35 customers have asked for information so that they can make the best decision going forward should they need to...

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