Boeing Awarded $800M To Support P-8As For U.S. Navy, South Korea and New Zealand

Washington DC (UPI) Mar 06, 2020

Boeing received an $800 million contract modification in support of lot 11 P-8A aircraft for the Navy, the Department of Defense announced.

The contract funds procurement of long-lead material for 18 18 P-8A Lot 11 aircraft — eight for the U.S. Navy, four for New Zealand and six for South Korea.

The P-8A is a multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft used for anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and search and rescue, according to Boeing.

More than 97 percent of the work on the contract will be performed in Seattle, Wash., with some work being performed in Huntington Beach, Calif., Mesa, Ariz., and El Segundo, Calif.

The contract has an expected completion date of June 2020.

Courtesy: SpaceDaily