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mounted cueing system, it is also investing in its Advanced Super Hornet concept with Northrop Grumman, General Electric and Raytheon to develop "retrofitable" capabilities such as extended range, enhanced stealth, improved engine and enclosed weapons pods, all of which can be retrofitted to the Block 2 at a later date. As for the long-term growth potential that the NFPS has requested, Gibbons says that the U.S. Navy will likely be flying the Super Hornet "to the 2050 timeframe, that's pretty clear," and will be investing in system upgrades. He notes, though, that the Super Hornet is still a relatively new plane and, as with the legacy fleet, Boeing's plan is to "have a consortium of countries ... that band together with the U.S. and we can pool resources, investments, and ideas on how to keep jets not only flying but upgraded and fully capable. That model is working incredibly well on the legacy Hornet." With over 500 new F/A-18E/F variants delivered, including to the first international partner, Australia, which acquired 25 Super Hornets and intends to buy 12 Growlers, Boeing is eyeing both legacy customers such as Canada and Malaysia and future competitions, notably Brazil. "Our global support and services division in Boeing is looking at how we ensure we are able to provide best value support for this consortium of countries similar to what we have now with the legacy Hornets and regional centres of excellence," Gibbons said. Canadian industry, he added, is in a great position to provide that support not only to a future RCAF fleet but also to other countries as well. Need Security Training? Ottawa, Ontario Physical Security Awareness Resolution of Doubt Interviews Administrative Investigations Threat and Risk Assessments Physical Security Surveys and Security Inspection Reports Pre-Employment Background Checks and Personnel Security. 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Built for a navy environment that requires rugged landing gear, short field take off and landing, and robust protection against corrosive environments, the new Hornet features expanded range, organic tanking, and the customary two engines, ideal for survivability in remote regions. In addition, the two seat option serves as "a force multiplier in whatever mission is being performed," he said "It's not designed to do a niche mission. It's a very flexible aircraft that fits Canada well." Gibbons also disputes the notion that the F/A-18 E/F lacks the stealth qualities touted by the F-35. "We're very proud of the fact that we have designed in stealth on the Super Hornet to be effective against those next generation threats. And we never sit still; we keep improving upon that. We're flying an aircraft at the end of this summer what we call the Advanced Super Hornet that has conformal fuel tanks and closed weapons pods and other improvements." On the F-35's revolutionary ability to fuse and present sensor data, Gibbons contends that the F-18's multi-source integration of sensor and pre-mission briefing data is equally robust. But Boeing is also working on a multi-ship, multi-spectral data fusion exercise for next year in which the Super Hornet, "acting in concert with other flying assets, will create that common operating picture (COP). This will be done in parallel with our development on the advanced crew station, where we have a large touch screen display, the largest piece of glass in any jet fighter, on which we would be able to display this information and create the COP across a fleet of aircraft." Gibbons points out that in addition to being interoperable with Canada's current fleet of Airbus tankers, the Super Hornet also offers "the lowest cost per flight hour of any tactical jet in the U.S. fixed-wing inventory," meaning it would not only be less to acquire but also less to operate. 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