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Boeing Super Hornets Receiving Block III Upgrades

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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