Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro defended the service's push to acquire intellectual property related to 20 F/A-18 Super Hornets that have yet to be put on contract with Boeing, saying the Navy needs this data package to perform repairs in the field. “Without question, our Department of the Navy is committed to purchasing and putting on contract those 20 additional F-18s,” Del Toro told lawmakers during today’s House Appropriations defense subcommittee hearing on the service’s fiscal year 2024 budget request...
