Boeing awarded $730M in defense contracts

Arlington County-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Boeing received nearly $730 million in defense contract awards last week, including a contract supporting military aircraft and a long-term research agreement focused on future aerospace technologies.

The larger award was a $528.3 million contract modification from the Defense Logistics Agency for performance-based support services. According to the Department of Defense, the work is scheduled to continue through Sept. 16, 2027, and supports military customers across the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps.

While the DOD did not provide much detail on the work, a January 2026 presolicitation notice on SAM.gov indicates that the work is tied to support for the F/A-18 EXPO program. The F/A-18 is a family of military aircraft operated by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. According to the notice, the program provides logistics management, supply support, engineering services and spare parts support for those aircraft.

Boeing did not immediately return a request for comment.

Also last week, Boeing was awarded a $200 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract from the Air Force Research Laboratory for research and development involving aerodynamics, structures and other aerospace technologies.

The research will help the Air Force develop, demonstrate and integrate new aerospace vehicle technologies. The DOD said work will be performed at Saint Louis unless otherwise indicated in each task order and is expected to be completed by May 28, 2037.

Although the contract carries a ceiling value of $200 million, the Air Force said only $14,305 in fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funding was obligated at the time of award.

Boeing reported $89.5 billion in revenue in 2025 and has more than 170,000 employees. It ended 2025 with a major restructuring that included cutting approximately 17,000 jobs.