$326M to GE for 80 F414 Engines, Equipment and Spares

F414-GE-400 engine(click to see in sections) General Electric Aircraft Engines business group in Lynn, MA received a $326 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-06-C-0088), exercising an option for 80 F-414-GE-400 engines and modules and 2 spare engines for the US Navy. They will be installed in the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter and EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft. This most recent contract modification provides advanced procurement funding for associated long-lead material for future F414-GE-400 engines. The modification also provides for the procurement of 1 engine fan module; 8 engine high pressure turbine modules; 33 combuster modules; and 80 engine device kits. Work will be performed in Lynn, MA (49%); Madisonville, KY (21%); Hooksett, NH (12%); Albuquerque, NM (7%); Rutland, VT (5%); Dayton, OH (2%); Wilmington, NC (2%) Evendale, OH (1%); and Bromont, Canada (1%), and is expected to be complete in May 2012. The Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, MD issued the contract.