Boeing, sensing that Lockheed Martin’s formerly unassailable sales pitch for the F-35 has been dramatically weakened by the rash of cost and schedule increases, has come to the Paris Air Show eager to convince foreign governments that their F-15 and F-18 are the right thing to buy instead.
Boeing has argued that the F-18 E/F Super Hornet is proven, boasts relatively low operations and maintenance costs and can be ready for customers sooner than the F-35.
Air Force stands up two new EW squadrons, but still short on personnel
“We have recognized in our threat analysis that we need these capabilities in our wing in order to make our three wing missions executable,” Col. Joshua Koslov said of activating two EW squadrons. “And so that’s exactly what’s driving it.”