Advancing Aerospace: Boeing’s $457M Contract Amendment for F/A-18 Block II Super Hornets
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $457,686,992 modification (P00052) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001918D0001). This modification exercises an option that increases the contract ceiling to provide additional aircraft inductions, continued non-recurring engineering, systems engineering and program management support to extend service life from 6,000 flight hours to 10,000 flight hours and incorporate Block III avionics capabilities for 29 F/A-18 Block II Super Hornets. Work will be performed in San Antonio, Texas (55%); and San Diego, California (45%), and is expected to be completed in June 2026. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.