U.S. Navy Sees Longer Super Hornet Life
By Bill Sweetman
FORT WASHINGTON, Md. — The U.S. Navy’s Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleets could last 50% longer than planned, current studies are showing.
The Navy has been basing its fleet planning on a 6,000-hour life for the jet, which entered service in 2001, leading to the retirement of the first aircraft around 2025 and a fleet retirement in the 2030s. However, experience with the ...
