TSAMTO, October 6. Boeing will continue to ensure the combat readiness of the BTA C-17A "Globemaster-3" aircraft for ten years within the framework of the contract signed on September 27 with the US Department of Defense with a total value of up to $ 23.8 billion (including options and incentives).
The agreement contains three one-year orders, two options for the extension of work for a period of 37 months and one six-month option. The work under the contract will be carried out both in the USA and abroad and, if all options are exercised, will be completed by May 30, 2031.
Currently, the program is funded until September 2024, with $3.464 billion allocated for the 1st stage. In accordance with the agreement, Boeing will continue to carry out the most important activities to support the fleet of 275 aircraft, including engineering services, field maintenance and material supply management. The contract provides for additional financing of new volumes of work, including the involvement of foreign personnel to increase the volume of maintenance and cybersecurity work.
The PBL (Performance-Based Logistics) logistics contract is based on more than twenty years of successful support of the C-17A by Boeing in cooperation with the US Air Force and global partners to maintain high performance of tasks and continuous improvement of availability. While support costs usually increase with increasing fleet life, under the terms of the new agreement, Boeing will reduce operating costs for the entire fleet of aircraft (per flight hour).
Boeing has been fulfilling contracts to provide PBL logistics for the C-17A fleet since 1998. It is expected that the new contract worth $ 3.5 billion for work on the 1st stage will last until 2024. In accordance with the PBL agreement, the customer receives an agreed level of system availability, unlike a traditional contract for the supply of specific spare parts and related services. This approach allowed Boeing to apply innovative tools to maximize the availability of aircraft while reducing costs.
In January 2020, the flight time of the C-17A fleet reached four million hours. The Globemaster-3 aircraft are operated by the Air Forces of the United States, Australia, Canada, India, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, as well as jointly (as part of a consortium) by 12 NATO member countries.
