US Navy Procures 8 F/A-18 Engines

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06:51 AM, April 8, 2020
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The US Navy has placed an order for 8 F414-400 engines to power their F/A-18 Super Hornet jets.

“General Electric is awarded a $51.5 million modification contract to procure eight General Electric F414-400 spare engines, 11 afterburner modules and 12 low pressure turbine modules for the Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft,” the Pentagon announced Tuesday.

Work is expected to be complete by October 2022.

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