Boeing has secured new defense orders from the US Military to the tune of over $7 billion. This includes $4.69 billion for Apache helicopters for the US Army, and a $2.47 billion Lot 12 contract for 15 more KC-46 Pegasus tankers to join the US Air Force.
The new orders will ensure both programs benefit from production stability and continued supply chain requirements to sustain long-term production of two of Boeing's most important military programs.
$4.6 Billion Order For New-Build Apache AH-64E
As per the US Department of Defense, the US planemaker has been awarded two contracts worth over $7 billion. The bulk of this will be spent on new Apache AH-64E attack helicopters, the most modern Apache variant, to be procured alongside Longbow crew trainers, as well as components, s

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