The Boeing F/A-18

Boeing Builds on Excellent F/A-18 Track Record

Oct. 30, 2018
Boeing’s Global Services unit has secured a $204 million contract from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command for continued work on the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

Boeing’s nearly 20-year history of maintenance and support for the F/A-18 Super Hornet will continue with a new $204 million contract (if all options are exercised) from the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command. The sole-source contract, which covers inspections, modifications, and repair work on U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers, has a base option of $62 million. Work will be performed at the company’s Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville, Fla. In addition to periodic maintenance inspections and repairs, Boeing performs structural and electrical modifications. Around 28 aircraft are expected to be inducted for maintenance and modifications during the first year of the contract.

“Our team, many of whom are Navy and Marine Corps veterans, understand the critical need for aircraft readiness and mission availability,” said retired Adm. Pat Walsh, vice president of U.S. Navy & Marine Corps Services for Boeing Global Services. “We look forward to partnering with the Navy, as we have since 1999, on extending the service life of F/A-18s for continued reliable operation.”

The company’s Global Services unit, one of Boeing’s three business units, is based in the Dallas area.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.

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