The award gives Boeing a second sixth-generation combat aircraft program following its selection for the U.S. Air Force’s F-47 in 2025.
The U.S. Air Force is expanding its F-15EX Eagle II fleet to replace aging F-15C and F-15D aircraft while retaining a platform for future modernization.
The award follows Boeing’s recent delivery of F-15EX-22, the first aircraft under the Lot 3 contract.
Boeing said flight testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California has reached the test points needed for the graduates to begin training in a T-7A delivered to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.
Boeing has received a $636.1 million U.S. Army contract modification to maintain and support the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter through at least 2029.
The United States has delivered the first new Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopter to Egypt as Cairo begins receiving a planned fleet of 12 aircraft
The U.S. Department of War has approved the start of Boeing 737 Max 8 purchases for the U.S. Air Force.
The U.S. Air Force has approved the B-52J engine replacement program for development and cleared its new radar for low-rate production.
The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $562 million fixed-price incentive contract for the first three production MQ-25A Stingray aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force’s first 16 F-15EX Eagle II fighters recorded average materiel availability of 72.4% in fiscal 2026, clearing the programme’s minimum sustainment threshold.
The U.S. Air Force’s plan to expand the F-15EX Eagle II fleet from 98 to 268 aircraft will require a major redesign of fighters built later in the production run.
The U.S. Army has selected Boeing and Anduril to advance in a competition for a new midrange air-defense interceptor.
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