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Monday, March 09, 2009

Production Moves Forward on Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet for Australia

F-18 forward fuselageThe outer skin of the first Boeing [NYSE: BA] F/A-18F Super Hornet for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is fitted to its forward fuselage on a pulse assembly line in St. Louis.

The aircraft is approximately three months ahead of schedule and set for an early delivery date in July.

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, a multirole aircraft equipped with the APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar, is able to perform virtually every mission in the tactical spectrum. The RAAF has 24 Super Hornets on order.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete9/3/09 11:23

    Boeing pretty much makes up for Lockheed's hubric majesty.

    The Super Hornet, with 12 Growlers has been a good pick by Oz.

    Pete

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