Boeing Offers Additional F/A-18 Sale to U.S. Navy

Posted on: Apr. 16th, 2007 || Source: defensenews.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

Boeing is floating a proposal to sell the U.S. Navy more F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, just in case Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II suffers further production delays, according to company officials.

The Chicago-based aviation and defense giant “would love to do another multiyear contract” that would give the sea service “about 100 more jets than the current planned buy,” said Bob Gower, Boeing’s vice president for F/A-18 programs.

The Navy’s existing deal with Boeing runs through 2009 and covers 42 Super Hornets annually.

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