What You Need to Know: Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet production will cease in 2027, while BAE Systems' Eurofighter Typhoon assembly in the UK has reportedly "essentially stopped" following the completion of a Qatari Air Force contract.
-The UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) has relied on the Typhoon since 2003, but attention is shifting toward expanding its F-35B fleet and funding the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) for a sixth-generation fighter.
-Union leaders warn that ending Typhoon production threatens the UK’s ability to maintain a sovereign fast-jet industry, urging the government to order more Typhoons to preserve expertise and manufacturing capacity for future programs like GCAP.
Boeing's production lines for its F/A-18 Super Hornets will run only until 2027 when the aerospace firm is set to complete its contract for the United States Navy. It won't be the first such production line to grind to a halt this decade – as the UK's Telegraph newspaper is reporting that union chiefs at BAE Systems' facility near Preston are warning workers that the production of the Eurofighter Typhoon has "essentially stopped" after the company concluded a £6 billion ($7.6 billion) contract for the Qatari Air Force.
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