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 by James Laporta Washington (UPI) May 9, 2018
The U.S. Navy has awarded a contract to Boeing for materials in support of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets aircraft. The deal, which the Department of Defense announced Tuesday, is valued at more than $41.3 million under the terms of a firm-fixed-price advance acquisition contract. The contract from Naval Air Systems Command enables Boeing to provide long-lead materials for full rate production of 20 F/A-18E and four F/A-18F Super Hornet variants, according to a Defense Department contract announcement. Work on the contract will occur in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be complete in March 2022. The total cumulative value of the contract will be obligated to Boeing at time of award. The obligated funds will be allocated from Navy fiscal 2018 aircraft procurement funds, which will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year, the Pentagon said.
Air Force picks three bases for B-21 Raiders Washington DC (UPI) May 04, 2018 The U.S. Air Force announced Friday the B-21 Raider will replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit at bomber bases in Texas, South Dakota and Missouri. The new long-range stealth bomber, which Northrop Grumman is developing in Palmdale, Calif., will be housed at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas, Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota and Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the Air Force announced this week. The B-21 Raiders are expected to arrive sometime in 2025. The agency said beca ... read more
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