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Air Force Awards Boeing $14 Billion Bomber Weapons Sustainment Contract

Air Force Awards Boeing $14 Billion Bomber Weapons Sustainment Contract
A B-1 releasing a JASSM. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The Air Force last week awarded Boeing [BA] a $14.3 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to modernize the B-1 and B-52 bomber weapons systems through 2029, according to an April 12 announcement. The contract includes the modification, modernization, engineering, sustainment and test for the weapons systems on the B-1 Lancer and the B-52 Stratofortress. “This B-1/B-52 Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment contract provides for the upcoming modernization and sustainment efforts to increase lethality, enhance survivability, improve supportability, and increase responsiveness,” the announcement said.…

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