Boeing has been awarded two contracts together worth over $2.1 billion to upgrade F-18 Hornet and EA-18G Growler combat aircraft to compensate for the inadequate performance and excessive costs of the Lockheed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $2,020,956,832 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. …
Read More »Boeing Inducts First EA-18G Growler for U.S. Navy Modification Program
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has started a five-year modification program for the U.S. Navy’s EA-18G Growler fleet with the induction of the first jet at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island. The modifications are focused on updating the jets’ structural and mission systems architecture, enabling future capability growth for the Navy’s 160 …
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