Boeing managed to secure a $1.3 billion contract for Super Hornets, but production is expected to cease by 2027 due to a lack of new customers. The company also saw reduced orders for the F-15EX from the Pentagon.
Supersized but simple.
Here s What You Need to Remember: The F-18 can take on many roles and replaced the venerable F-14 Tomcat.
Developed as the U.S. military’s first all-weather fighter and attack aircraft, the F/A-18 Hornet could take on traditional strike applications including interdiction and close air without compromising its fighter capabilities. Over the years, the platform has been steadily improved and in 1999 the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet entered service with the U.S. Navy as replacement for the F-14 Tomcat.
This second model upgrade proved highly capable across the full mission spectrum and could fill the role of air superiority, fighter escort, reconnaissance, aerial refueling, close air support, air defense suppression and day/night precision strike aircraft. The F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet, which is now manufactured by Boeing following its merger with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, has been produced in two distinct versions including the single-seat F/A-18/E and the dual
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Theresa Hitchens on March 01, 2021 at 1:37 PM
Raytheon’s T-6 trainer is used by the Air Force and Navy for basic pilot training.
WASHINGTON: CAE’s acquisition of L3Harris’s Military Training unit continues the Canadian firm’s efforts to expand and broaden its US defense portfolio, especially with the Air Force, say company officials and industry analysts.
“CAE will be a very good parent, hungry to grow its USAF training portfolio, plus become a larger DoD contractor,” one US market analyst said in an email.
“The proposed acquisition represents a significant value creation opportunity for all CAE stakeholders. It accelerates our growth strategy in Defence and Security and is highly complementary to our core military training business, broadening our position in the United States,” said Marc Parent, CAE’s president and CEO in a statement this morning announcing the buy.
Why the Age of the Aircraft Carrier Isn t Over Just Yet
Critics of the modern aircraft carrier too often focus only on the alleged vulnerabilities of the ship and fail to address the role of the carrier air wing.
Large-deck nuclear-powered aircraft carriers will be a key part of the Navy’s force structure for the next half-century, at a minimum. The primary reason for this is the remarkable adaptability and flexibility of the carrier air wing. When the current, evolving air wing is married to the functional improvements embodied in the new
Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN), the result will be an advanced military capability of unparalleled flexibility, mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and reach. The ability to tailor the carrier air wing to specific mission requirements, and even to add non-traditional aerial platforms into the mix means that the Navy will continue to project military power over great distances and across the spectrum of conflict for deca