NATO and U.S. aircraft-maker Boeing agreed Wednesday on a $1 billion contract to refurbish the military alliance’s aging fleet of surveillance planes, ensuring that they can continue to serve as the organization’s eye in the sky until 2035.
The Department of Veterans Affairs proposed sweeping changes to its contract with the American Federation of Government Employees that have both the union and members of Congress up in arms.
Boeing Co. has won a $14.3 billion contract to service and maintain all B-1 Lancer and B-52 Stratofortress bombers at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City.
The MQ-9 has been used in the past to track ballistic missiles during a test, but the Missile Defense Agency envisions a broader role for the platform.