Boeing wins $2.4B in E-7A aircraft contract modifications

Arlington County-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Boeing has won two Air Force contract modifications totaling $2.4 billion, according to Department of Defense announcements Thursday.

Both awards are for work on the E-7A Wedgetail program, an airborne early warning and control aircraft used by the Royal Australian Air Force.

The first award, worth $2.3 billion, is a modification to a previously awarded contract for the E-7A Rapid Prototype Airborne Mission Segment.

The second, worth more than $99.27 million, modifies a previously awarded contract for the E-7A Diminishing Manufacturing Sources Multi-Role Electronically Scanned Array. It brings the cumulative face value of the contract from $4.9 billion to $5 billion.

The primary work location for both contracts will be Seattle, though work will also be performed at Oklahoma City; Huntsville, Alabama; and Heath, Ohio. The DOD expects work on both to be completed by Aug. 10, 2032. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts is the contracting activity for both.

In 2023, the Pentagon awarded Boeing an up to $1.2 billion Air Force contract to begin developing E-7A prototypes, selected to replace the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System. In 2024, Boeing won a $2.56 billion contract to produce two prototype E-7A aircraft and provide life-cycle development, training and support.

According to Aviation Week by Informa, Air Force leaders are opposed to buying production versions of the E-7A Wedgetails.

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