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"To decrease the strike fighter shortfall and to best prepare future air wings for likely threats we will soon divest from legacy Hornets, look to buy several squadrons worth of Super Hornets and continue with efforts to bring on the F-35 carrier variant." Source: The quiote comes from an official, who requested anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, as the U.S. Navy is reportedly making plans to divest itself of some of its older "legacy" F/A-18 Hornets, with an eye towards the acquisition of "dozens" of newer model F/A-18E/F models, according to a military official.