Boeing has delivered the first modernized F/A-18 Block III jet to the US Navy, and will deliver two more of them by April 2020.
波音公司已經向美國海軍交付了第一架現代化的F/A-18 Block III噴氣式飛機，並將在2020年4月之前交付另外兩架。
“Boeing has given an F/A-18 a new lease on life after delivering the first Super Hornet under the Service Life Modification (SLM) to the US Navy. The second SLM jet will deliver by the end of the month, and Boeing will deliver the third F/A-18 in April,” the company said in a statement Thursday.
“波音公司在向美國海軍交付首架”服役壽命修改(SLM)“超級大黃蜂”後，為F/A-18提供了新的生命。第二架SLM噴氣式飛機將在本月底交付，波音公司將在4月份交付第三架F/A-18，“該公司在週四的一份聲明中說。
The Service Life Modification program will deliver more than 450 F/A-18 Super Hornet jets to the US Navy through 2033, Boeing said.
波音公司表示，到2033年，服役壽命修改計劃將向美國海軍交付超過450架F/A-18超級大黃蜂噴氣式飛機。
“SLM is going to provide a critical resource for the Navy to re-capitalize on long-serving aircraft to return them to the fleet in a near new condition,” said Capt.
“SLM將為海軍重新利用長期服役的飛機提供關鍵資源，使它們在接近新的條件下返回艦隊，”上尉說。
Stephen May, PMA-265 co-lead for E/F/G Air Vehicles.
斯蒂芬·梅，PMA-265，E/F/G航空器聯合領導。
“It will reduce burden on our maintainers, our supply system and our depot level assets within the enterprise.”
“這將減輕我們的維修者、我們的供應系統和企業內的倉庫級資產的負擔。”
There are now 15 Super Hornets in SLM on production lines in St.
現在聖彼得堡的SLM生產線上有15只超級黃蜂。
Louis and San Antonio.
路易斯和聖安東尼奧。
It takes 18 months to complete modifications on an F/A-18, although that time will be driven down to one year as the SLM progresses.
F/A-18需要18個月才能完成修改，不過隨著SLM的進展，這一時間將縮短到一年。
Boeing will deliver five more Super Hornets this year.
波音今年將再交付五架超級黃蜂。
The Block III conversion will include enhanced network capability, conformal fuel tanks, an advanced cockpit system, signature improvements and an enhanced communication system.
第三組的轉換將包括增強的網絡能力，保形燃料箱，先進的駕駛艙系統，簽名改進和增強的通信系統。
The updates are expected to keep the F/A-18 in active service for decades to come.
預計這些更新將使F/A-18在未來幾十年中保持現役狀態。
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