Neither Boeing nor BAE Systems announced a timeframe for when the work would be conducted, or if it will only apply to F-15EX Eagle IIs and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in the U.S. military's fleet.

Boeing may be interested in manufacturing the F/A-18 Super Hornet in India. With competition from both foreign and other U.S. companies, can the tried and tested Super Hornet stay in the game?

Both the F/A-18A and F/A-18C Hornet variants have been replaced by the updated F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. VFA-106 is the Navy's East Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron, which trains naval aviators to ...