ST. LOUIS – The aircraft has been a signature product of St. Louis, but soon production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet will come to an end, according to manufacturer Boeing.
The last fighter jets ordered by the U.S. Navy will be completed and delivered in late-2025. Boeing says the line could be extended to 2027 if another country, such as India, decides to buy some of the fighter jets.
The aerospace company says this doesn't mean job cuts. Boeing plans to increase production of the world's first all-digital training system, the T-7A Red Hawk and the world's first carrier-deployed autonomous refueling aircraft, the MQ-25 Stringray. Production also continues on the new F-15EX Eagle.
Boeing says it's hired 900 people locally in the last year.
Forbes described the F/A-18 Super Hornet as "what is widely considered the most successful aircraft in the history of naval aviation."
