Boeing awarded contract to upgrade Royal Saudi Air Force AWACS to reach interoperability with US Air Force.

The Boeing Co., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has been awarded a $397,921,549 firm-fixed-price contract for the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Modernization Program, Phase 2.

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The contract provides for production, training and installation and checkout, in order to keep the RSAF E-3 Sentry fleet interoperable with the USAF and ‘functionally viable through its expected end of life in 2040 (Picture source: Boeing)

This contract provides for production, training and installation and checkout, in order to keep the RSAF E-3 AWACS fleet interoperable with the U.S. Air Force and functionally viable through its expected end of life in 2040. Work will be performed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and is expected to be completed by Feb. 21, 2026. This contract involves 100% Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This award is the result of a sole source acquisition. FMS funds in the amount of $397,921,549 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, is the contracting activity (FA8730-22-C-0011).