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.
波音公司已经向美国海军交付了第一架现代化的F/A-18 Block III喷气式飞机，并将在2020年4月之前交付另外两架。
“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.
“波音公司在向美国海军交付首架”服役寿命修改(SLM)“超级大黄蜂”后，为F/A-18提供了新的生命。第二架SLM喷气式飞机将在本月底交付，波音公司将在4月份交付第三架F/A-18，“该公司在周四的一份声明中说。
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，服役寿命修改计划将向美国海军交付超过450架F/A-18超级大黄蜂喷气式飞机。
“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将为海军重新利用长期服役的飞机提供关键资源，使它们在接近新的条件下返回舰队，”上尉说。
Stephen May, PMA-265 co-lead for E/F/G Air Vehicles.
斯蒂芬·梅，PMA-265，E/F/G航空器联合领导。
“It will reduce burden on our maintainers, our supply system and our depot level assets within the enterprise.”
“这将减轻我们的维修者、我们的供应系统和企业内的仓库级资产的负担。”
There are now 15 Super Hornets in SLM on production lines in St.
现在圣彼得堡的SLM生产线上有15只超级黄蜂。
Louis and San Antonio.
路易斯和圣安东尼奥。
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个月才能完成修改，不过随着SLM的进展，这一时间将缩短到一年。
Boeing will deliver five more Super Hornets this year.
波音今年将再交付五架超级黄蜂。
The Block III conversion will include enhanced network capability, conformal fuel tanks, an advanced cockpit system, signature improvements and an enhanced communication system.
第三组的转换将包括增强的网络能力，保形燃料箱，先进的驾驶舱系统，签名改进和增强的通信系统。
The updates are expected to keep the F/A-18 in active service for decades to come.
预计这些更新将使F/A-18在未来几十年中保持现役状态。