House panel skeptical of Navy F/A-18 sundown, seeks reports from Joint Staff, DOD IG

By Justin Katz / June 22, 2020 at 1:34 PM
A House panel is seeking more information from the Pentagon about the Navy's F/A-18 fleet in response to the service's proposal to sundown the production line in fiscal year 2022, but has stopped short of forcing the Defense Department to continue the program. The House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee's mark of the fiscal year 2021 defense policy bill directs the chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff and the DOD Inspector General to provide information about...

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