$196.2M to Support US, Dutch KC-10 Air Tankers

KDC-10 with F-16s

Boeing subsidiary McDonnell Douglas in San Antonio, TX received a $196.2 million firm-fixed-price contract modification that exercises option VII and option G for FY 2006, KC-10 Extender and KDC-10 contractor logistics support. These aircraft are McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Series 30CF variants converted to the air tanker role: 59 KC-10s serve with the USAF, and 2 KDC-10s serve with the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

These options will end by September 2006. Work will be performed at McDonnell Douglas in San Antonio, TX (57%), and General Electronic in Ontario, CA (43%). The Headquarters Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base, OK issued the contract (F34601-98-C-0125/P00188).