Boeing said it plans to end production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet combat jet in 2025, closing a chapter on a Navy workhorse featured in the movie “Top Gun: Maverick”
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said it plans to end production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet combat jet in 2025, closing a chapter on a Navy workhorse featured in the movie “Top Gun: Maverick.”production has been in doubt for a decade as orders dwindled. The company continues to make F-15EX fighters, and it said resources would be focused on support aircraft and a potential new generation of crewed and uncrewed jets.
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