Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Boeing Co. has been awarded a modified contract by the U.S. Air Force in support of AC-130U gunships.
The $18.1 million deal, announced on Dec. 15 by the Department of Defense but not awarded until Dec. 19, comes under the terms of a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, which provides for cost-reimbursement if overrun costs are accumulated during execution of the contract.