Boeing wins $121.2 million Navy order for P-8A retrofit kits

The Seattle company will build nine retrofit A-kits for U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force P-8A aircraft, with work running through May 2029.

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON — The Boeing Co. won a $121.2 million Navy order to retrofit P-8A maritime patrol aircraft on June 22, 2026.

Here is the full post (see war.gov):

“The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is awarded a $121,195,041 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001926F1095) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001926G1002). This order is for the procurement of a total of nine retrofit A-kits (six for Navy P-8A aircraft and three for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) P-8A aircraft) with Increment Three Block Two (I3B2) Engineering Change Proposal Six capabilities, three installations of I3B2 retrofit A-kits and government furnished B-kits onto Navy P-8A aircraft, and non-recurring engineering to address P-8A I3B2 related diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages. Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida (80%); St. Louis, Missouri (11%); and Mesa, Arizona (9%), and is expected to be completed in May 2029. Fiscal 2026 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $92,809,039; fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount $8,272,791; and RAAF funds in the amount of $20,113,211, of will be obligated at the time of award, $8,272,791 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract action was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.”

The order covers nine retrofit A-kits, with six destined for Navy P-8A aircraft and three for the Royal Australian Air Force. Each kit carries Increment Three Block Two Engineering Change Proposal Six capabilities. Boeing will also install three retrofit A-kits and government-furnished B-kits onto Navy aircraft and perform engineering to address parts shortages tied to the I3B2 configuration (see war.gov).

Work will be performed in Jacksonville, Florida, St. Louis, Missouri, and Mesa, Arizona, and is expected to finish in May 2029. The Navy obligated $92,809,039 in fiscal 2026 procurement funds, $8,272,791 in fiscal 2024 procurement funds, and $20,113,211 in Royal Australian Air Force funds at the time of award. The contract action was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (see war.gov).

This contract represents the first contract awarded to The Boeing Co. in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $121.2 million. It is also the first Department of Defense contract awarded in Washington during 2026.

The award is the largest ever granted to The Boeing Co., surpassing the company’s previous record of $9,626,550. It also stands as the largest Navy contract awarded in 2026, while the year-to-date minimum stands at $23,759,208.

The award was announced among eight Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on June 22, 2026.

This contract represents the 1st contract awarded to The Boeing Co., in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $121,195,041. It is also the 1st Department of Defense contract awarded in Washington during 2026. This is the largest contract ever awarded to The Boeing Co., surpassing the company’s previous record of $9,626,550, and it is notable within the Navy portfolio. Specifically, it is the largest Navy contract awarded in 2026, at $121,195,041, while the year-to-date minimum stands at $23,759,208. Overall, this award was announced among 8 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on June 22, 2026.

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