A Boeing executive in charged of the Super Hornet and Growler program says his company is optimistic that a Middle East order for the carrier-borne fighter could come as early as the second quarter.
By U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Josh Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Dan Gillian added that Boeing will have to make a decision around June to decide whether to keep the production line opened after current orders run out at the end of 2017.