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Boeing Awarded $220 Million For F/A-18 Fuel Tanks

Wednesday, February 14th, 2018

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Boeing Awarded $220 Million For F/A-18 Fuel Tanks

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

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on Wednesday awarded Boeing [BA] a $220 million delivery order to design, develop, test, and integrate new conformal fuel tanks for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet.This cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order procures non-recurring efforts associated with the work.Conformal fuel tanks are additional tanks fitted close to the aircraft to extend its range or time in the air.The Navy is awarding contracts for the F/A-18 E/F Block III, which features several upgrades over the Block II variant…

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