Boeing slated to receive order for 10 Massive Ordnance Penetrator weapons

By Rachel Cohen / November 4, 2016 at 9:30 AM
The Air Force intends to ask Boeing to build 10 more GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs, about a year after it gave the company a $36.7 million sole-source contract to modify the weapons due to "urgent operational need." In an Oct. 28 notice of contract action posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center said production and delivery would last up to two years after the contract is awarded. "The contractor shall manage the...

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