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Boeing and GE Win Super Hornet Parts Contracts

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

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Boeing and GE Win Super Hornet Parts Contracts

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Boeing [BA] and General Electric [GE] won separate Navy awards for key parts of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft totaling $446 million on Monday Boeing won a $227 million ceiling-priced delivery order to procure main and nose landing fear assemblies for the Super Hornet and Growler aircraft. This is under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement. Work will occur in St. Louis and the order’s performance period lasts through March 2023 with no extension options. Annual Navy…

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