미해군이 슈퍼 호넷 17기 추가구매 계약을 3월 19일 체결했습니다. 계약금액은 13억 달러이고, 2026년 겨울부터 2027년 봄까지 인도 예정입니다.
이래저래 여기 저기서 삽질하고 있지만 미 의회가 있어 보잉은 든든하네요.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/03/boeing-receives-super-hornet-order-from-us-navy/
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin Orloff, assigned to the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron 34, conducts a supersonic pass in an F/A-18E Super Hornet during a training exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 23, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cameron Stoner)
Boeing Receives Super Hornet Order From US Navy
The U.S. Navy awarded The Boeing Company a $1.3 billion contract March 19 for the purchase of 17 F/A-18 Super Hornets and delivery of a technical data package vital to the sustainment of the platform.
Naval News Staff 21 Mar 2024
NAVAIR press release
“The technical data package was a crucial part of this negotiation; it is necessary for naval aviation’s operational readiness and post-production sustainment,” said Rear Adm. John Lemmon, Program Executive Officer for Tactical Aircraft Programs. “The Super Hornet remains a predominant aircraft in the carrier air wing and will continue to provide significant combat capability into the 2040s.”
The Navy received appropriated funds from Congress to purchase these Super Hornets to help mitigate the strike fighter shortfall. The award is an Undefinitized Contract Action with the intent to definitize within the next few months.
“I am very proud of our team; their mission-focused mindset, data-driven approach and persistence resulted in an agreement that will greatly benefit the sustainment of the Super Hornet and Growler aircraft well into the future,” said Capt. Michael Burks, Program Manager for the F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office. “It is our job to ensure our warfighters have all the necessary resources to defend our nation and return home safely.”
Delivery of the new Super Hornets is scheduled to begin in the winter of 2026, with final delivery no later than spring 2027.
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방산에 집중한다고 본사를 워싱턴으로 옮겼는데 민수-방산 모두 근본적인 문제는 해결이 안 되는 것 같습니다
사실 보잉의 역사를 보면 자체브랜드로 쓸만한 전투기를 만들어 본적이 없죠. 팬텀이후의 보잉 전투기는 보잉이 인수한 맥도널 더글라스 제품이죠. 향후 미해공군 6세대급 전투기사업 시장은 록히드마틴과 노스롭그루먼이 격돌할것 같습니다. 두업체 모두 스텔스분야에 강점이 있죠. 스텔스가 전부는 아니지만요.
수송기와 폭격기는 잘 만들었지만 보잉 자체 전투기는 뭐 하나 생각이 안 납니다 ㅎㅎ