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Boeing Optimistic For More International Super Hornet Sales

Friday, May 25th, 2018

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Boeing Optimistic For More International Super Hornet Sales

Artist's impression of an F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Block III with conformal fuel tanks (top) alongside a Block II (bottom). (Image: Boeing.)

Boeing’s [BA] leader for the Super Hornet and Growler aircraft is optimistic that the company will see more international interest in F/A-18 Super Hornets.In a press event on Wednesday, Dan Gillian, Boeing vice president for the F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler programs, said the company anticipates deliveries of F/A-18 E/Fs to Kuwait in 2020. This will serve as a bridge between deliveries of Super Hornets to the Navy in 2018 and the upgraded Block III Super Hornet starting at…

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