US EditionHuntsville Tied to Nearly $2.7 Billion in New Pentagon Contracts for Boeing, Raytheon
The $2.4 billion award follows congressional direction to advance the E-7A Wedgetail through engineering and manufacturing development despite earlier cancellation attempts.
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Dothan EagleHuntsville tied to nearly $2.7 billion in new Pentagon contracts for Boeing, Raytheon
Boeing secures $2.4 billion in new contracts to continue development and production of E-7A Wedgetail early warning aircraft
Under the agreements, Boeing will continue work on two prototype E-7A aircraft and begin preparations for serial production of the platform. The contracts also include continued production of components for the MESA radar module that forms the core of the aircraft’s surveillance system. The work covered by the new contracts is scheduled to continue through August 2032. The program is part of the U.S. Air Force’s effort to replace the aging Boein…
The USAF returns to its steps and, after having announced in recent months the intention to close the program E-7A Rapid Prototype Airborne in favor of other solutions including satellite systems and other types of aircraft including those remote piloted, assigns to Boeing two contracts of the total value of beyond 2,4 billion dollars in order to continue substantially in the plan of the new aircraft from radar surveillance, early alarm and comm…
Air Force Taps Boeing for $2.4B E-7A Contract Modifications
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing two contract modifications totaling $2.43 billion for work supporting the E-7A program. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Air and Space Summit on July 30 will gather service leaders and industry innovators to discuss the technologies shaping future air and space dominance. Save your seat now! What Does the $2.33B
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