Boeing awarded contract with ceiling value of $131.2 billion for F-15 program

Aug 24 (Reuters) - ‌The U.S. ​Department ​of War on Monday awarded Boeing a $131.23 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) ‌contract to support the F-15 ⁠Eagle Crest program, which oversees the F-15 ‌fighter aircraft fleet.

• ‌The contract covers aircraft production, systems integration, upgrades and sustainment, including ​new organic depot maintenance aimed at keeping F-15 aircraft mission-ready ⁠for the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard ​and other Department of War customers.

• The work will be ​performed at St. Louis, ‌Missouri, and is expected to be completed by ⁠August 2037, the department said in its website.

• The ordering period runs ⁠through August 24, 2031, with an option ​to extend it through August 24, 2036.

• The contract also covers Foreign Military Sales ‌to Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia ‌and Poland.

• The contract ⁠was awarded on ‌a sole-source basis.

(Reporting ​by Megavarshini G. Somasundaram in Bengaluru; Editing by Joyjeet ‌Das)

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