A company leaving military-aircraft production removes a source of supply and a separate design organization. Its approaches to future aircraft also disappear from competitions. A single surviving producer could leave customers dependent on one set of ideas. Boeing's F-18 and Super Hornet work supports the case for retaining another capable design business.
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Competing aircraft companies and different design ideas
Losing a manufacturer reduces the range of design approaches available to customers.