Canada tells Boeing its bid for fighter jet contract falls short

Re:Canada tells Boeing its bid for fighter jet contract fall... by ethbr0 on Thursday November 25, 2021 @11:44PM (#29347546)

The KC-46 is somewhere at $5B in losses to Boeing (the USAF wrote the program contract defensively, for once) and years behind schedule.

And as for bombers, Northrop Grumman is at the pole position with the B-21 Raider contract.

The B-52 will be flying forever, but that can't be a major revenue win for Boeing.

The F/A-18E/F is getting a bit long in the tooth, and the Navy (and Air Force) are both starting up new fighter programs (aka Next Generation Air Dominance, separate for each service).

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Re:Canada tells Boeing its bid for fighter jet contract fall... by missedthecue on Friday November 26, 2021 @12:44AM (#29347772)

The maintenance contracts on the B-52s alone are worth tens of billions of dollars. And like you pointed out, they're going to keep renewing those contracts for decades to come.

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Re:Canada tells Boeing its bid for fighter jet contract fall... by ethbr0 on Friday November 26, 2021 @02:57PM (#29353524)

Yes, but there are apparently 76 active + 18 reserve. And notably only used by the USAF.

That's a lot of planes, and a huge contract, but it's not a recipe for growth.

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