Boeing and the U.S. Navy have completed an air-to-air fuel transfer mission that demonstrated the capability of a company-built unmanned aircraft system to conduct aerial refueling in support of another aircraft, and marked the first time such activity was performed. The demonstration involved the Boeing-owned MQ-25 T1 test asset and a U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter […] More
A Raytheon Technologies business is developing a next generation decoy technology to provide F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft with added protection against enemy missiles. Raytheon Intelligence and Space has designed the Dual-Band Decoy to attract hostile missiles by sending out signals that cover a wider range of bands in the electromagnetic spectrum, the company said Wednesday.
BAE Systems has been awarded a $58.7M sole-source contract to build and test combined interrogator transponders for F/A-18 and EA-18G Growler planes of the U.S. Navy and Canada.
General Electric has secured a $51.5M contract modification for the delivery of spare engines and propulsion support modules for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft.
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 22, 2019 “” Boeing (NYSE: BA) will deliver 78 U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft in the Block III configuration under a potential $4B contract modification to commence full-rate production, GovCon Wire reported Thursday. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the modification covers 61 F/A-18E and 17 F/A-18F jets for fiscal […] More
Boeing has partnered with India-based Mahindra Defence Systems and Hindustan Aeronautics to offer the country’s air force the F/A-18 Super Hornet platform, Flightglobal reported Friday. The Chicago-based aerospace and defense company intends to propose a fighter aircraft production facility as part of its support to “Make in India” goals. The Indian air force sent a request for information notice to […] More
Boeing‘s F/A-18 Super Hornet will be live-testing Lockheed Martin‘s Long Range Anti-Ship Missile later this year, Military.com reported Tuesday. The AGM-158C LRASM is expected to become operational in September 2019. At Naval Station Patuxent River, Md., the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet completed a successful “jettison release” test in 2017, which led to captive-carry tests at Navy Air Weapons Station China Lake, […] More
Switzerland has unveiled a list of specifications for the country’s future combat aircraft and ground-based air defense system. The Swiss defense department said Friday its NKF combat aircraft should be able to protect the Swiss airspace and perform routine air policing missions continuously. The country is looking for an aircraft that can respond within minutes to […] More
