Key Takeaways Boeing won a $198M Navy contract to extend F/A-18 Block II Super Hornet service life to 10,000 hours.The deal also integrates Block III avionics, with work in San Diego, San Antonio and St. Louis.Growing global defense spending supports demand for combat-proven jets like Boeing's Super Hornet.The Boeing Company (BA) recently clinched a modification contract to provide service life extension of F/A-18 Block II Super Hornet aircraft from 6,000 flight hours to 10,000 flight hours. The award has b ...