Aircraft
Boeing Pitches Super Hornet Block III at Navy League Event
The upgraded F/A-18E/F multirole fighter would ably complement the F-35C Lightning II in carrier air wings into the 2030s, Boeing says.
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block III would have new networking components for network-centric communications. (Image: Boeing)
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block III would have new networking components for network-centric communications. (Image: Boeing)

An F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block III would sustain the U.S. Navy’s carrier air wings at full strength and complement the F-35C Lightning II fighter into the 2030s, Boeing says. The manufacturer is proposing a network-enabled upgrade of the fourth generation fighter that could also be feathered into a planned service life extension of Block II Super Hornets.