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Boeing Inks $1 Billion Contract For Early Work On 28 Kuwait Super Hornets

Monday, April 2nd, 2018

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Boeing Inks $1 Billion Contract For Early Work On 28 Kuwait Super Hornets

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

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Boeing [BA] a nearly $1.2 billion undefinitized contract action on Friday for long-lead engineering needed to develop the baseline configuration to build and deliver 22 F/A-18E and six F/A-18F Super Hornets to Kuwait.This not-to-exceed value contract also covers long-lead radar warning receivers and aircraft armament equipment.Work will largely occur in Hazelwood, Mo., Goleta, Calif., and El Segundo, Calif. It is expected to be finished by September 2022.A Boeing spokesperson told Defense Daily that…

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