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Boeing Wins $677 Million F-18 Contract and Sale of Super Hornets To Canada

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

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Boeing Wins $677 Million F-18 Contract and Sale of Super Hornets To Canada

A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet. (Photo: Boeing)

The U.S. government this week awarded Boeing [BA] a modification to a previously awarded Navy contract for full-rate production of 14 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft while also approving the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 18 F-18s to Canada along with weapons and support equipment.The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) award is for nearly $676.6 million for full-rate production and delivery of six Lot 41 F/A-18E and eight F/A-18F aircraft. The bulk of the work will occur in El Segundo Calif.,…

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