The U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron has received a Boeing-built test unit of the Super Hornet fighter aircraft, the first of 11 jets the company expects to deliver this year.
Read More »Navy Receives First Modified Super Hornet Aircraft From Boeing
Boeing has delivered an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet with the Block III configuration to the U.S. Navy as part of the military branch's aircraft service life modification initiative.
Read More »Forecast International: Fighter Jet Production Value to Reach $264B by 2028
Forecast International has predicted that fighter aircraft manufacturers will produce a total of 3,401 jets from 2019 to 2028 and estimated that industry's overall production value will hit $264.2B by the end of the 10-year forecast period.
Read More »BAE-Lockheed Team Supplies USAF With Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Systems
BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin have supplied the U.S. Air Force with long-range anti-ship missiles for the B-1B bomber aircraft, which reached early operational capability ahead of schedule.
Read More »Jim McAleese, Principal and Owner of McAleese & Associates, Inducted Into 2019 Wash100 for Providing Consulting and Legal Services to Government Contracting Businesses
Executive Mosaic is honored to unveil Jim McAleese, principal and owner of McAleese & Associates, as an inductee into the 2019 Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for his work in providing consulting and legal services to government contracting businesses.
Read More »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 …
Read More »Boeing Secures $63M Navy Aircraft Restoration IDIQ
Boeing has received a one-year, $62.7M contract to remanufacture F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler platforms for the U.S. Navy. The company will inspect, refurbish and repair the aircraft units, as well as perform inner wing panel modifications that comply with the service’s new design specifications and service life projections, the …
Read More »Boeing to Develop, Update Super Hornet Systems for Navy Acquisition Requirements
Boeing will produce new avionics and update existing systems for the F/A-18 Super Hornet platform to address the procurement needs of the U.S. Navy, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. The Navy intends to deliver Kuwait’s request of 28 Super Hornets and has placed an order for the service branch’s 110 block …
Read More »Boeing to Showcase Electronic Attack Hornet Variant at Finnish Air Show
Boeing partnered with the U.S. Navy for the presentation of an electronic attack aircraft at the Finnish Air Force 100th anniversary air show that runs from June 16 through 17 at Tikkakoski Airport in Jyväskylä. The EA-18G exhibition will be the first introduction of the aircraft in Finland. The company said Thursday it will …
Read More »Lockheed Martin Holds Dual Test-Fire of Air-Launched Long-Range Missile
Lockheed Martin conducted a dual test-fire of its precision-guided, anti-ship missile from a U.S. Air Force B-1B aircraft that flew over the Sea Range at Point Mugu, Calif. The aircraft fired two production representative Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles that used data from an onboard sensor to navigate planned waypoints, shift …
Read More »Report: Boeing to Kick Off Navy Super Hornet Service Life Extension Program
Boeing will begin an effort to extend the service life of the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft after the first plane arrives this week, Defense News reported Wednesday. Dan Gillian, program manager for Boeing’s Super Hornet and Growler aircraft, told Defense News that the 10-year program is …
Read More »Navy Plans F/A-18E/F Service Life Support IDIQ Modification Award to Boeing
The U.S. Navy has announced plans to negotiate and award a contract modification to Boeing for service life support for the service branch’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. Boeing would support up to 15 F/A-18E/Fs for fiscal 2019 and up to 30 aircraft units for fiscal 2020 through the proposed modification under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity …
Read More »Boeing Lands $73M IDIQ to Help Extend Navy Super Hornet Service Life
Boeing has secured a $73.2 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to perform modifications on four F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in an effort to extend the aircraft’s service life. The company will aim to extend the operational service life of the service branch’s F/A-18E/F fleet from 6,000 to 9,000 flight hours, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Seventy-five …
Read More »Boeing to Start Navy Super Hornet Life-Extension Upgrades by April 2018
Boeing is scheduled to begin upgrade work on the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft at a company facility in St. Louis, Missouri in April next year, Flightglobal reported Friday. The aerospace and defense contractor aims to increase the aircraft’s resistance to corrosion and extend its service life by an additional 3,000 …
Read More »Report: Canadian Air Force Commander Seeks to Accelerate Fighter Aircraft Procurement
Lt. Gen. Michael Hood, commander of the Canadian air force, has said he wants to speed up the purchase of new fighter aircraft to replace Canada’s fleet of F/A-18 Hornet jets, Defense News reported Saturday. Hood told the publication that Canada currently plans to release a request for proposals by 2019 for 88 …
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