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 by Sam Howard Washington (UPI) Apr 4, 2018
The U.S. Navy has exercised a contract option with Generic Electric for engines in its F/A-18 fighter aircraft. The $91.6 million contract modification will pay for 24 F414-GE-400 engines, to be installed in F/A-18 aircraft, according to a Defense Department news release. Work on the contract will be conducted by General Electric in Lynn, Mass., Hooksett, N.H., Rutland, Vt., and Madisonville, Ky., and is expected to be completed in February 2019. The Navy will pay the full $91.6 million at the time of the award using fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement funds. The U.S. Navy also uses the F414-GE-400 engine in its EA18G Growler aircraft, according to General Electric. The engines are in the 22,000-pound thrust class.
Boeing awarded $1.1B for Super Hornets for Kuwait Washington DC (UPI) Apr 02, 2018 Boeing was awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy for production and services on F/A-18 Super Hornet variants for the government of Kuwait. The deal, announced Friday by the Department of Defense, is valued at more than $1.165 billion under the terms of an undefinitized contract action. The agreement enables Boeing to provide engineering services, along with radar warning receivers and aircraft armament equipment for the production and delivery of 22 F/A-18E Hornets and 6 F/A-18F Super Ho ... read more
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