The U.S. Dept. of Defense granted $615.7 million to Boeing Defense, Space & Security for full-rate production of the F-15 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System, an electronic warfare technology developed to detect, identify, and counter incoming threats to the U.S. Air Force fighter jets.
The system integrates radar warning, geolocation, situational awareness, and self-protection capabilities in a common platform to notify a jet’s flight crew with identification and location details for potential threats in contested air space.
The contract covers material and component procurement, system engineering program management, and interim contractor support lay-in material.
The F-15 is a twin-engine fighter aircraft developed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas Corp. from 1972 to 1997, and now supported by Boeing Defense, which absorbed McDonnell Douglas in 1997. The aircraft are primarily used by the USAF and the air forces of Israel, Japan, and Saudi Arabia.
Work for the project will be performed at Boeing Defense locations in St. Louis and Nashua, N.H.
