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Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Missouri, is awarded a $70,704,608 cost-plus-fixed-fee reimbursable contract to provide integrated logistics support for the government of Kuwait in support of preparing Kuwait pilot s for delivery of the Kuwait F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. The support will include general logistics support; logistics program management; logistics support to aircraft during pilot training within the continental U.S. (CONUS); maintenance of aircraft, aircraft armament equipment, F414 engines, and Sniper pods; logistics representative support within the CONUS, as well as both within the CONUS and outside the CONUS ferry support; packaging, handling, storage, and transportation; and program security tasks. Work is expected to be completed in September 2026. In May 2015, the Kuwait Air Force was reportedly planning to order 28 F/A-18E/Fs with options for an additional 12. However, ...