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Boeing Gets More Than $7 Billion in Pentagon Awards For Army Apache And USAF KC-46s

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, November 25th, 2025

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Boeing Gets More Than $7 Billion in Pentagon Awards For Army Apache And USAF KC-46s

A U.S. Air Force KC-46 Pegasus aircraft from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., taxis during the Talisman Sabre 25 exercise in Australia on July 16th (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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