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Boeing awarded contract to upgrade Royal Saudi Air Force AWACS to reach interoperability with US Air Force.


| 2021

The Boeing Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded a $397,921,549 firm-fixed-price contract for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Modernization Program, Phase 2.

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Boeing awarded contract to upgrade Royal Saudi Air Force AWACS to reach interoperability with US Air Force The contract provides for production, training and installation and checkout, in order to keep the RSAF E-3 Sentry fleet interoperable with the USAF and ‘functionally viable through its expected end of life in 2040 (Picture source: Boeing)


This contract provides for production, training and installation and checkout, in order to keep the RSAF E-3 AWACS fleet interoperable with the U.S. Air Force and functionally viable through its expected end of life in 2040. Work will be performed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 21, 2026. This contract involves 100% Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. FMS funds in the amount of $397,921,549 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8730-22-C-0011).


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