NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–An upgraded version of the Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter that prime contractor Boeing [BA] is pitching to the service would be ready for delivery in the early 2020s and from the get go would have a service life of 9,000 flight hours versus 6,000 hours for current ...

The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requests with a total value of nearly $1.8 billion to Australia for Hobart-class destroyer, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and EA-18G Growler aircraft sustainment and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support. The destroyer ...

The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense D-Day. Mark the calendar. Put the Air Force acquisition shop on speed-dial. The Defense Acquisition Board meets today to decide the fate of the KC-X aerial refueling tanker replacement program. A decision whether the initial ...

The Navy last month awarded Raytheon [RTN] a contract worth nearly $55 million to retrofit 135 Boeing [BA] F/A-18 Super Hornets with APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. The first deliveries for 19 aircraft will begin in about 18 months, Dave Goold, director of business ...