{"id":39450,"date":"2018-03-06T15:12:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T15:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/06\/navy-to-scrap-scores-of-fighter-jets-from-its-inventory\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:18:43","slug":"navy-to-scrap-scores-of-fighter-jets-from-its-inventory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2018\/03\/06\/navy-to-scrap-scores-of-fighter-jets-from-its-inventory\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy to scrap scores of fighter jets from its inventory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2015 The U.S. Navy is moving to scrap almost 140 older Hornet fighters from its inventory and accelerate the transition to newer Super Hornet models<\/a> in a bid to cut the costs of maintaining old aircraft that have seen hard use over two decades of continuous combat operations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy projects it will recoup the better part of a billion dollars over the next five years, money used to fund other readiness initiatives both in the beleaguered<\/a> Naval Aviation Enterprise<\/a> and elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan, hashed out in June, is to strike F\/A-18 \u201cA\u201d through \u201cD\u201d models for a total of 136 Hornets, 66 of which will be gone by the end of 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTwo strike board reviews with Fleet, CNO, and NAVAIR personnel determined that 136 aircraft could be authorized for strike because their effective life was consumed and would require significant repair,\u201d said Lt. Lauren Chatmas, a Navy spokeswoman. \u201cThe Navy will strike these aircraft over the course of fiscal years 2017 and 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t