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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Boeing Awarded Contract for Radar Upgrade on Saudi AWACS Fleet

The Boeing Company has been awarded a contract for the initial phase of upgrading the radar on Saudi Arabia’s fleet of five E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.

The Foreign Military Sale, not to exceed $42 million, was contracted through the Electronic Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.

This first phase includes a study to determine which parts are obsolete and no longer available, then locating and testing parts obtained from new sources for the modification.

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