TEHRAN, Jan 1-Boeing was awarded a $400 million contract by the Defense Department for engineering services on B-1 and B-52 strategic bombers.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -Boeing was awarded a $400 million contract by the Defense Department for engineering services on B-1 and B-52 strategic bombers.
The contract, announced on Friday, covers recurring and non-recurring services. The B-1 has been in service since 1986, while the B-52, nicknamed the Stratofortress, was first introduced in 1955.
Specific work, covered by a $35 million award as part of the contract and to be finished by Dec. 31, 2019, will be done at Tinker AFB, Okla.; Edwards AFB, Calif.; Barksdale AFB, La., and at Boeing's Oklahoma City, Okla., facility.
The Air Force Life Cycle Management office at Tinker AFB is the contracting agency.
Source: upi
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