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Air Force

Boeing To Provide PBL For Air Force F-15 AESA Radars

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, August 31st, 2012

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Boeing [BA] Wednesday said it received an $85 million Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract to continue support of Air Force F-15 mechanically scanned and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars. This PBL contract replaces three previous support contracts with one agreement. PBL contracts require contractors to meet set levels of readiness making sure the customer’s required level of support is met ad that the aircraft, system or components are available when needed. This lowers life-cycle costs while increasing mission capability…

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