The Navy plans to "continue to modernize" Boeing's (
BA) F/A-18 Super Hornets, said
Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, the commander of Naval Air Forces, calling newer versions "4.5-generation" fighters.During a talk Thursday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Shoemaker said he isn't minimizing the need for Lockheed Martin's (
LMT) F-35, a fifth-generation fighter. Instead, he sees a role for both of them.
"We absolutely need the F-35 as soon as we can get it," he said. " We want to pair those two up together."
Shoemaker said the two jets could be flown in tandem to take advantage of the planes' "very good complement of high-low mix."
http://www.investors…ewer-f-35/В дополнение к F-35, будут модернизировать F/А-18 в 4++. Видно, пингвин настолько охеренно крутой пепелац, что в дополнение к нему нужно еще вчера модернизировать шершней.