Pole/Zero to supply P-8A components
Pole/Zero has received an IDIQ contract to provide components and repairs for Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon Lots 9, 10 and 11 full-rate production aircraft.
Components include antenna interface units and mounting trays, technical data, along with spares and repair of repairables.
The $66.6 million contract has been awarded in support of the US Navy and the governments of the UK, Norway, New Zealand and South Korea.
Work on this contract is expected to be complete by September 2022.
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