Canada To Buy 10 Boeing F/A-18E Aircraft Worth US$5.23 billion

[Zarvan]

F/A 18 Super Hornet: Image by Boeing

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Canada of ten F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft besides weapons, radars and communication systems altogether worth US$5.23 billion.

The deal is seen as compromise after Canada refused to buy the more expensive F-35 aircraft from Lockheed Martin.

The Super Hornets for Canada will come equipped with F414-GE-400 engines, eight engine spares; twenty AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars; twenty M61A2 20MM gun systems; twenty-eight AN/ALR-67(V)3 Electronic Warfare Countermeasures Receiving Sets; fifteen AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods; twenty) Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems–Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS); thirty Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS); twenty-eight AN/ALQ-214 Integrated Countermeasures Systems; one hundred thirty LAU-127E/A and or F/A Guided Missile Launchers.

The deal includes twenty-two AN/AYK-29 Distributed Targeting System (DTS); twenty-two (22) AN/AYK-29 Distributed Targeting Processor (DTP); one hundred (100) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II Tactical Missiles; thirty (30) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); eight (8) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II Special Air Training Missiles (NATM); twenty (20) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II Tactical Guidance Units; sixteen (16) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II CATM Guidance Units.

Also included in this sale are AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG); AN/ALE-47 Electronic Warfare Countermeasures Systems; AN/ARC-210 Communication System; AN/APX-111 Combined Interrogator Transponder; AN/ALE-55 Towed Decoys; Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS); AN/PYQ-10C Simple Key Loader (SKL); Data Transfer Unit (DTU); Accurate Navigation (ANAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation; KIV-78 Duel Channel Encryptor, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF); CADS/PADS; Instrument Landing System (ILS); Aircraft Armament Equipment (AAE).

High Speed Video Network (HSVN) Digital Video Recorder (HDVR); Launchers (LAU-115D/A, LAU-116B/A, LAU-118A); flight test services; site survey; aircraft ferry; auxiliary fuel tanks; aircraft spares; containers; storage and preservation; transportation; aircrew and maintenance training; training aids and equipment, devices and spares and repair parts; weapon system support and test equipment; technical data Engineering Change Proposals; technical publications and documentation; software; avionics software support; software development/integration; system integration and testing.

The estimated total case value is $5.23 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on September 11, 2017.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/20...E_Aircraft_Worth_US_5_23_billion#.WbjVBLKg_IU

 

[Maler]

10 F-18 for +5 billion??? You must be joking!!!

 

[kmc_chacko]

$5.23 billion for 10 F/A-18E Super Hornet and compared to it F-35 more expensive

 

[Skull and Bones]

10 F-18 for +5 billion??? You must be joking!!!

Look at the spares they ordered for it.

 

[razgriz19]

$5.23 billion for 10 F/A-18E Super Hornet and compared to it F-35 more expensive

I believe the number is 18.
And it comes with 15-20 years support

 

[kmc_chacko]

I believe the number is 18.
And it comes with 15-20 years support

India had better deal with Rafale than Canadas with F-18s, with so much fuss I though F-18s is cheaper

 

[razgriz19]

India had better deal with Rafale than Canadas with F-18s, with so much fuss I though F-18s is cheaper

Lifetime cost of a fighter is about 3 times the purchase price. Do the math.
Canada got the same or a better deal than India. Canada also builds a shit load of parts for Boeing, including large system like landing gear.
There's more to the deal than what they tell the media. They just don't give out enough details.

 

[Penguin]

The number of aircraft under this deal is 10.

Canada ordered 98 single-seat CF-18As and 40 two-seat CF-18Bs in 1982 (total: 138), of which 20 have been lost to accidents and at least 41 retired since 1984. Currently, 73 CF-18s remain in active service.

More F/A-18E are therefor likely to be acquired as an "interim measure" fighter, though it cannot be ruled out that at some point some number of F-35As will be acquired: Canada's participation in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program began in 1997 and the country became a program partner in 2002. The Government of Canada has only stated an intention to purchase the F-35 and there is no contract to purchase any yet. There would be no cancellation fees if the government chose not to proceed, although Canadian contractors might lose F-35-related contracts as a result. In November 2016 the government contributed funding again to the F-35 development program, to maintain the country's status as a participant in the program, including access to F-35 contract work for Canadian companies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_Canadian_procurement

 

[randomradio]

F/A 18 Super Hornet: Image by Boeing

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Canada of ten F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft besides weapons, radars and communication systems altogether worth US$5.23 billion.

The deal is seen as compromise after Canada refused to buy the more expensive F-35 aircraft from Lockheed Martin.

The Super Hornets for Canada will come equipped with F414-GE-400 engines, eight engine spares; twenty AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars; twenty M61A2 20MM gun systems; twenty-eight AN/ALR-67(V)3 Electronic Warfare Countermeasures Receiving Sets; fifteen AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods; twenty) Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems–Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS-JTRS); thirty Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS); twenty-eight AN/ALQ-214 Integrated Countermeasures Systems; one hundred thirty LAU-127E/A and or F/A Guided Missile Launchers.

The deal includes twenty-two AN/AYK-29 Distributed Targeting System (DTS); twenty-two (22) AN/AYK-29 Distributed Targeting Processor (DTP); one hundred (100) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II Tactical Missiles; thirty (30) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); eight (8) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II Special Air Training Missiles (NATM); twenty (20) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II Tactical Guidance Units; sixteen (16) AIM-9X-2 Sidewinder Block II CATM Guidance Units.

Also included in this sale are AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG); AN/ALE-47 Electronic Warfare Countermeasures Systems; AN/ARC-210 Communication System; AN/APX-111 Combined Interrogator Transponder; AN/ALE-55 Towed Decoys; Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS); AN/PYQ-10C Simple Key Loader (SKL); Data Transfer Unit (DTU); Accurate Navigation (ANAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation; KIV-78 Duel Channel Encryptor, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF); CADS/PADS; Instrument Landing System (ILS); Aircraft Armament Equipment (AAE).

High Speed Video Network (HSVN) Digital Video Recorder (HDVR); Launchers (LAU-115D/A, LAU-116B/A, LAU-118A); flight test services; site survey; aircraft ferry; auxiliary fuel tanks; aircraft spares; containers; storage and preservation; transportation; aircrew and maintenance training; training aids and equipment, devices and spares and repair parts; weapon system support and test equipment; technical data Engineering Change Proposals; technical publications and documentation; software; avionics software support; software development/integration; system integration and testing.

The estimated total case value is $5.23 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on September 11, 2017.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/20...E_Aircraft_Worth_US_5_23_billion#.WbjVBLKg_IU

The number of aircraft under this deal is 10.

Canada ordered 98 single-seat CF-18As and 40 two-seat CF-18Bs in 1982 (total: 138), of which 20 have been lost to accidents and at least 41 retired since 1984. Currently, 73 CF-18s remain in active service.

More F/A-18E are therefor likely to be acquired as an "interim measure" fighter, though it cannot be ruled out that at some point some number of F-35As will be acquired: Canada's participation in the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program began in 1997 and the country became a program partner in 2002. The Government of Canada has only stated an intention to purchase the F-35 and there is no contract to purchase any yet. There would be no cancellation fees if the government chose not to proceed, although Canadian contractors might lose F-35-related contracts as a result. In November 2016 the government contributed funding again to the F-35 development program, to maintain the country's status as a participant in the program, including access to F-35 contract work for Canadian companies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II_Canadian_procurement

It's 18 aircraft.

10 F/A-18E and 8 F/A-18F.

 

[Penguin]

It's 18 aircraft.

10 F/A-18E and 8 F/A-18F.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 12, 2017 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of ten (10) F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, with F414-GE-400 engines; eight (8) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, with F414-GE-400 engines;
http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/government-canada-fa-18ef-super-hornet-aircraft-support

That's pretty poor reporting by DefenceWorld.net!
http://www.defenseworld.net/news/20...E_Aircraft_Worth_US_5_23_billion#.WblNc9FpyUl

 

[kmc_chacko]

WASHINGTON, Sep. 12, 2017 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of ten (10) F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, with F414-GE-400 engines; eight (8) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, with F414-GE-400 engines;
http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/government-canada-fa-18ef-super-hornet-aircraft-support

That's pretty poor reporting by DefenceWorld.net!
http://www.defenseworld.net/news/20...E_Aircraft_Worth_US_5_23_billion#.WblNc9FpyUl

I was wrong, a good deal in-deed.

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

10 F-18 for +5 billion??? You must be joking!!!

They are getting Game of Thrones, Season 8 in April next year, as a secret part of the deal.
The rest of the world will have to wait one more Year.

 

[Penguin]

I was wrong, a good deal in-deed.

5.2b dollar includes far more than just the jets.

 

[kmc_chacko]

5.2b dollar includes far more than just the jets.

Yes, I know that's why i said its indeed a good deal, hope IN watching

 

[randomradio]

Yes, I know that's why i said its indeed a good deal, hope IN watching

It's a terrible deal. There's nothing special in it and is still more expensive than India's Rafale deal.