MULTI-YEAR SUPER HORNETS

UNITED STATES The Block III Super Hornet will be a transformational change for the US Navy, which is keenly focused on getting aircraft availability rates up above 80 per cent. Jamie Hunter BOEING HAS SECURED a new three-year contract for a total of 78 F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets, worth approximately $4 billion. The company will first upgrade existing airframes to the new Block III standard, before adding newbuild examples. Block III will dramatically improve the Super Hornet’s ability to