Sam Graves Secures Protection, Procurement of F/A-18s in Newest NDAA

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U.S. Representative Sam Graves issued the following statement in response to the announcement that provisions supporting the F/A-18 line would be included in the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Graves, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, pushed to secure the Navy's request for an additional fourteen F/A-18 Super Hornets, which will be built at a Boeing facility in Missouri.

"This announcement is a win-win for our national defense operations and our economy here in Missouri," Rep. Graves said. "The F/A-18 Super Hornet program supports about 13,000 jobs and 91 businesses in Missouri. I'm glad to see this year's NDAA protecting those jobs while fully supporting the Navy's needs in the never-ending job of defending our country."

The Armed Services Committee with mark up the FY17 NDAA tomorrow, on Wednesday, April 27. These additional Hornets have become necessary as development of the new F-35 joint strike fighter program has been delayed repeatedly over recent years.

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