# Boeing awarded $1.16B Super Hornet contract for Kuwait Air Force

Boeing was awarded a $1.165 billion contract by the U.S. Department of Defense for 28 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters for the Kuwait Air Force. The contract includes long-lead non-recurring engineering and provides for long-lead radar warning receivers and aircraft armament equipment, with work performed across multiple U.S. locations.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-03-30
- Where: Hazelwood, Missouri; Goleta, California; El Segundo, California; Fort Worth, Texas; Bloomington, Minnesota; Mesa, Arizona; Orlando, Florida; Greenlawn, New York; Deerfield Beach, Florida; Wayne, New Jersey; Torrance, California; Stillwater, Oklahoma; Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Value: $1.17B
- Status: announced
- Products: F/A-18E/F Super Hornet tactical fighters, radar warning receivers, aircraft armament equipment
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md)
- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md) (customer)
- [AMAG](https://endata.com/companies/1417.md) (supplier)
- [Triumph Group](https://endata.com/companies/1817.md) (supplier)
- [Aleris](https://endata.com/companies/3656.md) (supplier)
- [Magellan Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/15740.md) (supplier)
- [Kuwait Air Force](https://endata.com/companies/31052.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [news.usni.org](https://news.usni.org/2018/04/01/boeing-awarded-1-16b-super-hornet-contract-kuwait-fighter-program), 2018-04-02: "Boeing was awarded a $1.16 billion long-anticipated contract for 28 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet tactical fighters for the Kuwait Air Force, according to a Friday Pentagon contract announcement."
- [compositesworld.com](https://www.compositesworld.com/news/boeing-and-triumph-extend-composite-parts-agreement-for-787-dreamliner), 2018-04-30: "Triumph Group Inc. announced April 25 that it has reached an agreement with Boeing to extend its current long-term agreement to supply composite detail and assembly parts for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner."
- [newswire.ca](https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/magellan-aerospace-secures-multiple-boeing-contracts-681231531.html), 2018-04-30: "Magellan Aerospace announced that a number of major contract extensions and new awards have been made by The Boeing Company to Magellan."
- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-aleris-announces-contract-with-boe/brief-aleris-announces-contract-with-boeing-to-supply-aluminum-idUSASC09ZHB/), 2018-05-03: "ALERIS - ENTERED MULTI-YEAR CONTRACT WITH BOEING TO SUPPLY ALUMINUM PLATE, SHEET FOR PRODUCTION OF VARIOUS AIRPLANE MODELS"
- [aviationpros.com](https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft-maintenance-technology/engines-parts/aircraft-airframe-accessories/press-release/12411154/amag-renews-multi-year-supply-contract-with-boeing), 2018-05-04: "AMAG has renewed its multi-year contract with Boeing Commercial Airplanes for the supply of aluminium flat rolled products."

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