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Boeing Bags $259 Million Air Force Deal for Weapon Planning Software

Nick Zazulia

Thursday, May 30th, 2019

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Boeing Bags $259 Million Air Force Deal for Weapon Planning Software

The Air Force's B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber

Boeing [BA] has won an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $259 million to provide weapon planning software for a host of U.S. military and its allied platforms over the next decade. The weapon planning software is part of Boeing Global Services subsidiary Tapestry Solutions' joint mission planning systems package, which is designed to help military customers plan routes, threats and points for weapon launches through data sharing. Under the Air Force contract, Tapestry will be responsible for the…

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