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  • Boeing Picks Up Potential $4B Navy Deal for 78 Block III Super Hornet Jets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Picks Up Potential $4B Navy Deal for 78 Block III Super Hornet Jets

    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 Names 8 Potential International Block III Super Hornet Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Names 8 Potential International Block III Super Hornet Customers

    Boeing has named Bulgaria, Canada, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Poland and Switzerland as potential clients for the latest configuration of its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft, National Defense reported Wednesday. Dan Gillian, vice president of F/A-18 programs at Boeing, said Wednesday at a media day in Virginia potential orders from those international customers could be a […] More

  • Boeing Gets Advance Acquisition Contract for Additional Navy Super Hornet Jets - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gets Advance Acquisition Contract for Additional Navy Super Hornet Jets

    Boeing has secured a $41.3 million advance acquisition contract from the U.S. Navy to obtain long-lead materials needed to build additional Super Hornet combat aircraft. The company will produce 20 F/A-18Es and four F/A-18Fs under full-rate production lot 43, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The service branch will use fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement funds to cover […] More

  • Boeing Gets F/A-18E/F, EA-18G Engineering Change Proposal Order - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Gets F/A-18E/F, EA-18G Engineering Change Proposal Order

    Boeing has received a $49.5 million order to develop, qualify and support form-fit-function flight tests of Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar Interface 2 for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft of the U.S. Navy and Australia. The Defense Department said Wednesday the engineering change proposal will also cover pre-processor module and weapons replaceable assemblies for both the multirole fighter and electronic warfare aircraft […] More