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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Boeing Awarded $750M B-52 Engineering Sustainment Contract

B-52 StratofortressBoeing today announced that it has received a $750 million, 10-year contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide engineering support for the B-52 bomber.

Under the Engineering Sustainment Program (ESP) contract, Boeing employees in Wichita, Oklahoma City, and Shreveport, La., will perform engineering assignments that maintain the B-52 as a ready, reliable and viable asset to the Air Force.

“The ESP contract will allow Boeing to continue supporting our customer by sustaining, modernizing and upgrading the B-52 to meet the warfighter’s needs both today and in the future,” said Mike Houk, B-52 Fleet Support Program manager for Boeing.

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1 comment:

  1. I believe construction of such projects requires knowledge of engineering and management principles and business procedures, economics, and human behavior.

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