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Defense Budget Excludes Boeing's F/A-18 Fighter Jets
Boeing’s F/A-18 fighter jet built in Hazelwood was left out of the Pentagon’s $496 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2015.
With no additional funding for the Super Hornet and Growler jets the production lines are expected to shut down by the end of 2016, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
Boeing official said in a statement that they were disappointed.
The company called the aircraft "the backbone of the Navy’s carrier air wings" and said it would work with Congress to add funding for the jets.
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/defense-budget-excludes-boeings-fa-18-fighter-jets
