F/A-18

Military Aviation News May 20, 2019

Boeing Receives Second U.S. Navy Contract for F/A-18 Service Life Modification

Funding covers modernization of 10 aircraft; option for FY20 would cover up to 35 aircraft Boeing has received a one-year contract, which also includes a…

Military Aviation News March 21, 2019

Boeing Receives U.S. Navy Multiyear Contract for F/A-18 Production

ARLINGTON, Va., March. 21, 2019 – With a three-year contract award for 78 F/A-18 Block III Super Hornets, Boeing [NYSE: BA] will play a vital…

Military Aviation News January 21, 2019

Raytheon Company wins $24 million delivery order for repair of radar systems on F/A-18 aircraft

Raytheon Company was awarded the following contract as announced by the Department of Defense on December 20, 2018. Raytheon Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, is awarded $24,361,606 for ceiling-priced delivery order N00383-19-F-N700…

Military Aviation News May 22, 2017

Boeing to Broaden Support for Navy, Marine F/A-18 Readiness

Boeing will upgrade additional F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet fighters for the Navy and Marine Corps through a recently awarded $238 million contract extension. The…

Military Aviation News December 6, 2016

Finnish air force upgrading F/A-18 jets

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Finland for F/A-18 Mid-Life Upgrade Program and related support, equipment, and…

Military Aviation News February 12, 2016

Boeing, U.S. Air Force Complete KC-46 Tanker Refueling Flight with F/A-18

EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 12, 2016 – A combined Boeing/U.S. Air Force aircrew aboard the KC-46 tanker successfully refueled an F/A-18 aircraft in flight February 10th….

Military Aviation News February 2, 2015

US Navy budget plan omits funding for Boeing jets

(Reuters) – The U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2016 budget plan would pay for 492 manned and unmanned aircraft, including 13 F-35 fighter jets built by…

Military Aviation News September 16, 2014

Boeing Completes Design Review for U.S. Air Force’s Talon HATE Program

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 16, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed the final design review for the U.S. Air Force’s Talon HATE program. The…

Military Aviation News February 18, 2014

You can run, but you can’t hide

The Navy’s Infrared Search and Track (IRST), a passive, long-range sensor that searches for and detects heat sources, successfully completed its first flight aboard an…

Military Aviation News December 6, 2013

U.S. lawmaker urges continuation of Boeing F/A-18 fighter line

(Reuters) – Randy Forbes, a key member of the House Armed Services Committee, on Thursday urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to rethink the U.S. Navy’s…

Military Aviation News, Space News November 19, 2013

NASA Tests Space Launch System Autopilot Technology on F/A-18 Jet

An F/A-18 research jet simulated various flight conditions that NASA’s Space Launch System may experience as it makes its way from the launch pad to…

Military Aviation News March 13, 2013

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Awarded $19 Million for U.S. Navy F/A-18 Mission Computers

The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems a $19.3 million contract to produce Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC) for the F/A-18E/F and E/A-18G…

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