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US Air Force awards Boeing first contract for fleet of 26 E-7 aircraft
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to start work on the first
E-7A battle management and command-and-control aircraft, with plans to field a fleet of 26 in total, the service said Tuesday…
The contract award paves the way for production on the first rapid prototype E-7 to begin in FY25, and for the Air Force to field it two years later. The service said it plans to procure 24 more E-7 aircraft by FY32, on its way to acquiring a total fleet of 26.…