Boeing Plans to End Production of ‘Top Gun’ Plane in 2025

A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet in flight after refueling over the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Brisbane, Australia, on July 17, 2019. Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez/U.S. Air Force via AP

Even “Top Gun” couldn’t save the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

Boeing announced Thursday that it expects to end production of the fighter jet in late 2025 after a final delivery to the U.S. Navy.