Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Production Moves Forward on Australian Super Hornets / Production Moves Forward on Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet for Australia

Production Moves Forward on Australian Super Hornets / Production Moves Forward on Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet for Australia
(NSI News Source Info) ST. LOUIS - March 10, 2009: The outer skin of the first Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is fitted to its forward fuselage on a pulse assembly line in St. Louis. The aircraft is approximately three months ahead of schedule and set for an early delivery date in July.
(Photo/Image: Boeing says production of the first F-18F for Australia is three months ahead of schedule.)
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, a multirole aircraft equipped with the APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, is able to perform virtually every mission in the tactical spectrum. The RAAF has 24 Super Hornets on order.
Each of the more than 380 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets Boeing has delivered to the U.S. Navy has been delivered on or ahead of the original delivery timeline.

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