Boeing has secured a U.S. Navy delivery order with a ceiling amount of $248.1 million to repair the landing gear on the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft.. The Department of Defense said Wednesday ...

In 2021, the Navy awarded Boeing an $85 million delivery order to overhaul the main and nose landing gear for its F/A-18 Super Hornet variants.

The Super Hornet is an evolution of the Hornet, ... Leading Edge Extensions or LEX, reinforced landing gear for carrier operations, and wingtip missile racks.

But U.S. Navy observers were impressed with the latter plane—and skeptical that the YF-16, with its narrow landing gear and single engine, could handle the rigors of carrier landings.

An F/A-18 Super Hornet landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Gomez 2025-05-07T02:10:33Z ...