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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract for replacement wings for more than 100 A-10 jets, covering the remaining ground support jets still needing wing replacements.
A Boeing statement said the contract could pay up to $999 million for up to 112 wing sets and spare kits.
Boeing delivered 173 wing assemblies under a previous contract, and the Air Force recently finishing installing them on A-10s. Most of that work was done at Hill Air Force Base in Utah.
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Homeward bound F-35s return to Hill Air Force Base
For the first time in weeks, the familiar sight and roar of fighter jets soaring through the skies above northern Utah will return to Hill Air Force Base. This week, the base welcomes back the F-35A Lightning II and hundreds of airmen from two squadrons heading home following a two-month hiatus.Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally, who flew A-10s while an Air Force pilot and who has supported providing aging A-10s with new wings, said the contract will allow the aircraft to fly well into the 2030s.
The 355th Fighter Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson has 83 A-10s.
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