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Boeing Super Hornets Receiving Block III Upgrades

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, February 11th, 2020

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Boeing Super Hornets Receiving Block III Upgrades

Boeing has developed an advanced cockpit system (ACS) for the company's Block III Super Hornets. ACS features a 10 x 19 inch touch screen. Photo: Boeing

Dozens of Boeing [BA] F/18 E/F Super Hornets are to receive avionics upgrades under the Block III program to improve information exchange speeds and allow the sharing of streaming video and other data. The upgrades include a large display advanced cockpit system to allow pilots to process and share more information, a Boeing Distributed Targeting Processor Network (DTP-N) that complies with open mission systems standards, and Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) – an information pipe that allows an increase in…

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