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Boeing Wins $225M for Navy Poseidon Flight Trainers

Boeing Logo w-borderBoeing (NYSE: BA) has won a $225 million contract modification to provide flight trainers and related equipment to the U.S. Navy for the branch’s fleet of P-8A Poseidon planes.

This modification covers low rate initial production lot four and full rate production lot one aircraft, the Defense Department said Tuesday.

The Navy is acquiring six operational flight trainers, six weapons tactics trainers, two part task trainers, one training systems support center, three 10-seat electronic classrooms and a 20-seat electronic classroom.

Work will occur through March 2018 and the Navy is obligating all contract funds at the time of award.

No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, the Pentagon said.

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