Boeing has secured more than $7 billion in new US Department of Defense contracts to manufacture AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the US Army and additional KC-46A Pegasus refueling and strategic airlift aircraft for the US Air Force.
The contracts come after separate Boeing orders for MH-47G helicopters for Special Operations Command, CH-47F Chinooks for the Army, and support services for international customers through foreign military sales.
The Army award is a $4.6-billion firm-fixed-price contract covering newly built AH-64E helicopters, Longbow training systems, spares, and support services. Work will be completed at the company’s facility in Mesa, Arizona by May 2032, with $2.2 billion funded via foreign military sales to Kuwait, Egypt, and Poland. The award pushes Apache production beyond the previous 2028 endpoint.
The latest AH-64E variant features open-architecture avionics that allow rapid modernization of sensors, weapons, and mission software. The Apache family has accumulated more than five million flight hours since its introduction in the 1980s.
Meanwhile, Boeing has received a $2.4-billion modification from the US Air Force to produce 15 additional KC-46A Pegasus tankers along with mobility system data licenses. Production will continue in Seattle through June 2029, raising the worldwide order total to 183 aircraft.
The tanker, derived from the Boeing 767 commercial airframe, is essential to replacing the Air Force’s aging KC-135 fleet. Although the KC-46 program has faced recurring challenges—including Remote Vision System and boom design issues—the service continues procurement to avoid production delays while advancing fleet modernization.
