General Electric wins $70M to Supply 16 Engines for US Navy F/A-18

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11:11 AM, December 29, 2018
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F414-GE-400 F/A-18 aircraft engine (Image: General Electric)

General Electric is awarded $70 million modification contract for the procurement of 16 F414-GE-400 install engines for the F/A-18 aircraft for the United States Navy.

Work is expected to be completed by December 2020, the US department of defense said in a statement Friday.

F414-GE-400 engines also power Boeing’s EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft, also operational with the United States Navy. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

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