AP, Cubic Corp. said Thursday it received a $1.6 million contract from the Naval Air Systems Command to provide contractor instructors for the F/A-18 E&F Super Hornet strike fighter maintenance training program.
Work on the 12-month, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract will be performed at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia. Cubic said its worldwide technical services division will supply the instructors. Cubic is now in a phase-in period with instruction scheduled to begin Oct. 1.
The company currently provides simulator instruction to Navy and Marine Corps aircrews operating air platforms such as F/A-18 Hornet strike fighters and P-3 Orion surveillance aircraft. The training takes places at seven locations on the East Coast and involves 13 different aircraft types including fighters, interceptors and ground support, surveillance and anti-submarine warfare, in-flight refueling, cargo transport and helicopters used for attack and transport.
The maintenance instruction will cover flight control systems, landing gear, avionics, fuel systems, powerplant, stores management system, weapons loading, environmental control systems, egress system, airframes and structural and hydraulic systems.
The F/A-18 E&F Super Hornet is a Navy strike fighter aircraft for use in air strikes as well as air-to-air combat. The aircraft is designed to replace the A-6 Intruder, A-7 Corsair and F-14 Tomcat.
