Friday, March 29, 2024
More
    HomeAmericasUnited StatesBoeing Awarded $14 Billion US Defence Contract Amid 737 MAX Controversy

    Boeing Awarded $14 Billion US Defence Contract Amid 737 MAX Controversy

    1068437924
    US

    This is the second multi-billion US contract that the company has received following the global grounding of its civilian 737 MAX model in wake of two deadly aviation accidents involving the airliners over the course of five months.

    American aerospace giant Boeing has received a $14.3 billion contract with the US to modify, modernise, engineer, sustain, and test the weapon systems for the Rockwell B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers. According to a statement by the Department of Defence (), the systems will allow the bombers to increase their survivability against air defences and their ability to successfully carry out missions.

    “This B-1/B-52 Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment contract provides for the upcoming modernization and sustainment efforts to increase lethality, enhance survivability, improve supportability, and increase responsiveness”, the statement read.

    The work set to be carried out under the contract was not further specified, but will last until 2029. Earlier, Boeing was awarded a three-year contract to modernise 78 US Navy F/A-18 Block II Super Hornets to the Block III model for approximately $4 billion on 20 March 2019.

    The aerospace giant received both contracts following the global grounding of its civilian 737 MAX model due to concerns that it could have a critical flaw that may have led to two airplane crashes in five months. An investigation has shown that a fault…

    Continue Reading This Article At Sputnik News

    Stay Connected

    34,572FansLike
    4,123FollowersFollow
    1,739FollowersFollow

    Latest articles

    AlphaDog Hosting Ad

    Related articles