US Navy buys more Super Hornets, Growlers, Hawkeyes

摘要

The US Navy (USN) has awarded billions of dollars in contracts for Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet fighters, EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft, and Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, the Pentagon announced on 30 June. A USD 1.94 billion fixed-price-incentive-fee contract was signed for the full-rate production of 11 Lot 38 F/A-18E aircraft and 21 EA-18G aircraft for the USN. The contract also includes 12 EA-18Gs for Australia, the Pentagon said. Work is expected to be completed in December 2016. The USN is spending fiscal year 2013 (FY 2013) and FY 2014 procurement funds in the amount of USD 1.4 billion and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) funds in the amount of USD533 million.