Last Super Hornets Last Skytrains, Last Sabreliners

摘要

The $1.94 billion contract, awarded on June 30 for fiscal year 2014, will result in the production of 11 Lot 38 F/A-18Esand21 EA-18GS for the US Navy and 12 EA-18Gs for the Royal Australian Air Force. The contract will be the last for the Super Hornet unless additional orders for the F/A-18E/F are forthcoming from the US or foreign governments. The last jets would roll off Boeing's St Louis, Missouri, production line in 2016. Production of the EA-18G may be extended beyond 2016 if Congressional mark-ups of the 2015 National Defense Authorisation bill or defense appropriations bill survive the budget process. The House Armed Services Committee has approved five Growlers, and the House Appropriations Committee has approved funds for 12 Growlers. The navy has stated a requirement for 22 EA-18Gs in 2015 or beyond.