Boeing gains another year of Stratotanker support
A KC-135R Stratotanker waits to conduct a refuelling operation over the Gulf of Mexico, June 2020. (Photo: DVIDS)
Boeing continues to provide recurring engineering services for the KC-135 Stratotanker.
Boeing has obtained a $14.51 million contract modification from the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to continue engineering sustainment services for the KC-135 Stratotanker.
‘The contract modification provides for recurring engineering services for sustainment of the KC-135 aircraft for one option year,’ the DoD announced on 1 July.
Work is expected to be completed by 31 March 2023 and the latest modification brings the total face cumulative face value of the contract to $129.09 million.
The KC-135 Stratotanker has been the workhorse platform for USAF aerial refuelling for several decades, having undergone several upgrades and modifications since entering service in 1957.
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