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Air Force Awards Boeing $266 Million Sole-Source Deal to Modernize C-17 Flight Deck

The contract reflects urgency over obsolete cockpit units with spare parts projected to run out by fiscal 2028.

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force load master with the 4th Airlift Squadron directing the placement of a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a C-17 Globemaster III at the Royal Australian Air Force Base in Scherger, Australia on Dec. 10.

Overview

  • Boeing will redesign avionics using commercial systems to replace four critical cockpit LRUs: the MFD, CIP/RCIP/MRCIP, VIP, and SED.
  • The Air Force projects spares for two of those components will be depleted in FY2028, creating a near-term sustainment risk.
  • The award runs through 2031 to support a multi-year flight-deck refresh aimed at preserving C-17 airlift readiness.
  • The effort was issued as a sole-source procurement to Boeing for the C-17 flight-deck replacement program.
  • Defense Daily’s contract roundup also cites a $262.1 million sole-source award to the Bell Boeing Joint Project Office for V-22 consumables, signaling broader sustainment investment across DoD.