Boeing Lands $2.38B Contract for 22 F-15EX Fighter Jets
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a massive $2.38 billion contract to produce 22 F-15EX Eagle II aircraft, using previously available funds from the congressionally provided reconciliation to maintain procurement before the fiscal year deadline.
The agreement is part of Lot 7, which accounts for current programmatic realities, including the effects of 2025 production disruptions and inflation in the defense industrial base. Brig. Gen. Timothy Helfrich, portfolio acquisition executive for the Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate, said that the team remained focused on affordability, production continuity, and delivering the aircraft needed to modernize the US Air Force's fighter fleet.
The funding for the Lot 7 agreement came from the 2026 budget and a subsequent reconciliation package, titled One Big Beautiful Bill. Boeing is now under contract with the Air Force for Lots 1 through 7, bringing the total number of aircraft to be manufactured to 120.