Boeing next-gen Air Force One program reaches $4.4 billion

Boeing has received an additional $125 million for the VC-25B program, the next-generation Air Force One replacement, pushing the total contract value to $4.445 billion. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, awarded the modification to Boeing’s Tu

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Boeing has received an additional $125 million for the VC-25B program, the next-generation Air Force One replacement, pushing the total contract value to $4.445 billion. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, awarded the modification to Boeing’s Tukwila, Washington, according to the Department of War’s contracts announcement. The […]

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