Finland closes highway for fighter jet drill for first time in decades
JOUTSA, Finland, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Finland has shut down a section of one of its main highways for five days for the first time…
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Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod Successfully Integrates With Kuwait F-18 Super Hornet
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), in conjunction with the U.S. Navy, completed its first flight test integrating Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) with the F/A-18E/F Super…
US Navy completes first flight of next-gen air combat training system on F/A-18 Super Hornet
The Naval Aviation Training System and Ranges program office (PMA-205) recently completed the first flight test of its next-generation air combat training system, the Tactical…
Boeing Inducts 20th U.S. Navy F/A-18 into Service Life Modification
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has inducted its 20th F/A-18 Super Hornet into Service Life Modification (SLM) supporting U.S. Navy readiness needs for mission-capable aircraft. Two SLM…
Navy takes delivery of final Block II Super Hornet, looks ahead to Block III
Since 2005, F/A-18 Super Hornet Block II aircraft have been rolling off Boeing’s production line and serving as the U.S. Navy’s multi-mission capable workhorse. The…
Germany to Order 45 Fighter Jets From Boeing
(Bloomberg) — Germany will order 45 fighter aircraft from Boeing Co. to replace the Luftwaffe’s aging Tornado jets, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Sunday. Defense…
Boeing Awarded $204 Million Contract for F/A-18 Super Hornet, Growler Modifications
Three-year award builds on nearly 20 years of F/A-18 maintenance and support expertise Boeing will continue its nearly 20-year legacy of F/A-18 modification work under…
Lockheed Martin to Deliver Sniper Pods for Kuwait Hornet Aircraft
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a delivery order from the U.S. Air Force to provide Sniper® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) to the Kuwait Air Force…
Canada to open fighter jet contest, seeks to buy Boeing in meantime
Canada’s Liberal government said on Tuesday it would launch an open competition to replace an aging fleet of fighter jets and made clear it wanted…
US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Impacts Water During Approach to USS Carl Vinson
SAN DIEGO (NNS) — A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Va.,…
It is easy being green: Green Hornet team strikes, wins environmental excellence award
For the seventh consecutive year, the F/A-18 & EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265)’s Green Hornet team was selected as the 2013 winner of the Chief of…
Royal Canadian Air Force Demo Hornet takes flight
The CF-18 Demo Hornet, flown by the Demonstration Team pilot, Captain Adam “Manik” Runge, took to the skies with its new paint job on…
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