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Boeing Receives Navy F/A-18 Mission Computer Procurement Contract
Boeing has received a $51.6M contract to obtain advanced capability mission computers for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 combat jets. The service branch is obligating the full contract amount at the time of award to fund the procurement of 136 aircraft computer units, the Department of Defense said Friday.
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International Enterprises Gets $86M Navy Contract for Digital Display System Repair
International Enterprises Inc. has received a five-year, $85.7M requirements contract to repair the digital display indicator system of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 fighter and attack aircraft.
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GE Aviation Lands $87M Navy Contract to Repair Aircraft Generator Parts
General Electric's aviation business has secured a potential five-year, $87.1M contract from the U.S. Navy to repair 33 G2 and G3 generator converter components aboard F/A-18 fighter aircraft. Contract work will run through February 2022 and may extend to two more years if the service exercises the additional option, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
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Lockheed, Boeing Execs Discuss Measures to Help DoD Achieve Mission Capability Target for Fighter Jets
Executives from Lockheed Martin and Boeing have discussed how their companies could help the Defense Department increase readiness of fighter jets, Defense News reported Wednesday. Defense Secretary James Mattis issued in October a memo that directs the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy to boost the mission capability rate to up to 80 percent […] More
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Dennis Muilenburg: Boeing, Air Force Coordinate in Final Certification Work for KC-46 Tanker
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg has said the company is coordinating with the U.S. Air Force to secure the final delivery requirements for the KC-46 Pegasus aircraft, Defense News reported Saturday. Muilenburg said during a third-quarter earnings call that Boeing continuously works toward the final certification of the refueling and transport tanker to meet its delivery […] More
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Navy, Rockwell Collins Renew F/A-18 Avionics Tech Logistics Contract
Rockwell Collins has received a four-year contract to continue providing logistics support for the avionics display systems of the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18 aircraft fleet. The agreement will extend performance-based logistics work the company has performed over the past 15 years on more than 1.2K F/A-18 units, Rockwell Collins said Tuesday. Services under the PBL effort […] 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 III F/A-18 aircraft scheduled for […] More
Lockheed Martin to Continue Production of U.S. Navy Laser-Guided Training Rounds
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $23.1 million contract from the U.S. Navy for follow-on production of laser-guided training rounds. The company said Tuesday the award exercises the first option of its 2017 contract to provide Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds for the service branch’s Paveway II weapons exercises. The new award extends work for the […] More
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Report: Finland Plans Multirole Fighter Aircraft Procurement
Finland is seeking a contractor to provide a replacement for the country’s F/A-18 Hornet aircraft slated for retirement beginning in 2025, Reuters reported Friday. The report said possible candidates to replace the current Finnish fighter aircraft include Boeing, Lockheed Martin and a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo. The Finnish government looks to buy 64 multirole […] More
Boeing Completes KC-46 Tanker Flight Test for FAA Supplemental Type Certificate
Boeing has completed the flight tests of its KC-46 aircraft for a Federal Aviation Administration certificate after a refueling and communications exercise with a C-17 Globemaster III. The company said Thursday it will submit the flight test data and results for the FAA’s review for the award of the Supplemental Type Certificate. The STC tests for […] More
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NASA Plans Supersonic Research Flight Series in Texas
NASA plans to launch a flight campaign in Galveston, Texas, to explore approaches for the agency to gather community response data as part of its Commercial Supersonic Technology Project. The agency said Thursday it will kick off a series of research flights in November from the Ellington airport and use an F/A-18 aircraft to test supersonic dive […] More