US Navy Orders Upgrade of 29 F/A-18 Block II Super Hornets to Block III Standard by 2026

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $457,686,992 modification (P00052) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001918D0001). This modification exercises an option that increases the contract ceiling to provide additional aircraft inductions, continued non-recurring engineering, systems engineering and program management support to extend service life from 6,000 flight hours to 10,000 flight hours and incorporate Block III avionics capabilities for 29 F/A-18 Block II Super Hornets. Work will be performed in San Antonio, Texas (55%); and San Diego, California (45%), and is expected to be completed in June 2026. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Source: https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/3762137/

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