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Air Force Awards 14 Spots on $1.9B Tanker Fleet Support Contract

Fourteen companies have won spots on a five-year, $1.89 billion contract to supply initial spare parts for the KC‐46 aerial refueling fleets of the U.S. Air Force and international military customers.

The competition for individual delivery orders under the indefinite‐delivery/indefinite‐quantity contract will begin after the service branch issues the minimum orders to all vendors, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

The awardees are:

  • AAR Government Services
  • Aircraft Technical Development
  • Aviation Repair Technologies
  • Boeing (NYSE: BA)
  • Collins Aerospace
  • Davenport Aviation
  • Honeywell International (Nasdaq: HON)
  • S&K Logistics Services
  • Silver Wings Aerospace
  • SOI Aviation
  • Source One Spares
  • VC Displays
  • Velo Aviation
  • VSE Aviation Services

Contract work will occur at various locations worldwide.

The KC-46A is derived from the Boeing 767 airframe, can refuel 64 different military aircraft platforms and is designed to transport passengers and cargo.

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