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U.S. Navy Exercises F414 Contract Option

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News 

March 30, 2009

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LYNN, Mass. – March 30, 2009 – The U.S. Navy announced it has exercised
its 2009 option for the procurement of 90 GE F414 turbofan engines for
the U.S. Navy and ordered 26 GE F414 turbofan engines for the Royal
Australian Air Force. Engine. Deliveries for this contract option are
scheduled to occur during 2010 and early 2011.

GE Aviation and the Navy signed a multiple-year contract in 2007 for
delivery of up to 384 F414 engines and modules to support the Navy’s
planned procurement of twin-engine F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G
Growlers. The agreement included four option years that could result in
engine deliveries continuing into 2012 and bring the total value of the
contract to more than $1.5 billion. The parties have also agreed the
U.S. Navy is authorized to issue orders for quantities that exceed 384
F414 engines under this contract.

“We appreciate the Navy’s continued confidence in the F414” said Tony
Mathis, general manager of Turbofan/Turbojet Engines at GE Aviation.
“Our team is dedicated to producing the highest quality engines and
ensuring deliveries and support are optimum for the U.S. Navy and for
international customers such as the Royal Australian Air Force.”

Super Hornets and Growlers are powered by twin F414-GE-400 turbofan
engines. The F414 engine for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G is rated at 22,000
pounds (98 kN) thrust and is in the 9:1 thrust-to-weight ratio class.
The U.S. Navy has taken delivery of more than 860 F414 engines with more
than 1 million engine flight-hours accumulated to date.

GE Aviation and the U.S. Navy continue collaboration on an F414-based
technology demonstrator program, paving the way for future upgrades to
increase thrust and/or extend time-on-wing for significant lifecycle
cost benefits.

The F414 has also been selected as the powerplant for growth versions of
the Saab Gripen. In addition, the F414 is being considered for India’s
Tejas Light Combat Aircraft, KAI/LMTAS A-50 light fighter (a derivative
of the T-50 advanced trainer) and other combat aircraft under
development.

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