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Boeing receives a contract to upgrade B-1 Lancer bomber avionics

Long Beach, USA - A deal worth 45 million dollars

The Boeing Company said it has received a 45 million dollars contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade avionics software on the B-1 long-range heavy bomber. The award is Sustainment Block 15 of an upgrade program launched in 2003. The annual sustainment software blocks respond to changes in strategy and tactics and enable maximum operational flexibility. Boeing engineers in Long Beach, Calif.,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1099408
Rome, Italy, 02/04/2009 19:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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