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Farnborough 2018: USAF C-17 AMTS falls to Boeing
Boeing has been awarded a contract that is potentially worth up to $986 million to ‘operate, sustain, modify and upgrade’ the USAF’s C-17 Globemaster III Aircrew and Maintenance Training Systems (AMTS) for Air Mobility Command.
This highly contested contract was won back by Boeing following L3 Link Training & Simulation winning it from them in 2011. Four companies were bidding to win the current programme: Boeing; ...
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Farnborough 2018: Show roundup (video)
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