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Boeing delivers the 500th modified F/A-18 to the US Navy

St. Louis, USA - In the midst of an extensive inspection process

The Boeing company celebrated the delivery of the 500th US Navy F/A-18 strike fighter modified at the company's Cecil Field facility near Jacksonville, Florida. Boeing and prime contractor Northrop Grumman have installed a wide range of avionic upgrades, technology improvements and structural enhancements to Navy and Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets since the modification facility...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1081643
Rome, Italy, 11/06/2007 22:41
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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