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World Aviation Defense & Security Industry News - L-3 Communications
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L-3 wins $1.9bn contract for KC-10 tanker logistic support
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The US-based defense contractor L-3 Communications has been awarded a $1.91 billion contract to provide airframe contractor logistics support for USAF KC/KDC-10 tanker aircraft, the US Department of Defense announced on June 1st, 2016.
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 A KC-10 from McGuire AFB, N.J. resumes its flight pattern after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over Afghanistan(Credit: USAF/Staff Sgt. Cherie A. Thurlby) |
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The company will also support the KDC-10 including the Remote Aerial Refueling Operator System for the Netherlands, the Defense Department pointed out.
"L-3 Communications, Vertex Aerospace LLC (L-3) [in] Madison, Mississippi, has been awarded a $1,910,525,014 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for KC/KDC-10 airframe contractor logistics support," the announcement said on Wednesday. Work will be performed at Travis Air Force Base, California; McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey; Greensboro, North Carolina; and the Netherlands, and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2025, the announcement noted. The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an aerial refueling tanker and transport aircraft. The KC-10 can transport up to 75 people and nearly 76,560 kilograms of cargo a distance of about 7,040 kilometers unrefueled. |
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