The US Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the acquisition of 12 Super Hornet for approximately 678 million $. Seven fo them are EA-18G, the electronic variant, while the other five are F/A-18Es. Deliveries will be completed in february 2019.
Super Hornet production line (Boeing).
In the last few years Boeing has obtained more sales than expected, mainly because of contracts with the US Navy and Kuwait. Delays in hte f-35 project and the intensive use of the aircraft in several theaters have led to more aircraft acquisition, see below. With the new US administration more contracts could follow.
- Febuary 2017: 12 EA-18G y 5 F/A-18E
- November 2016: 32 F/A-18E y 8 F/A-18F
- October 2015: 12 EA-18G.
- June 2015: 12 F/A-18E/F.
References:
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https://www.defense.gov/Contracts/Contract-View
Appendix 1: The DoD note also includes data on where the aircrafts are produced
- El Segundo, California: 43%
- St. Louis, Missouri: 20%
- Bethpage, Nueva York: 15%
- Fort Worth, Texas: 2%
- Mesa, Arizona:
- Torrance, California:
- Ontario, Canada: 1%
- Greenlawn, Nueva York: 1%
- Vandalia, Ohio: 1%
- Irvine, California: 1%
- Bloomington, Minnesota: 1%
- Other locations in USA: 13%
