The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing has received a digital upgrade—with the arrival of F-15Cs handed down from the active duty Air Force, reports Associated Press news service. The C models are replacing analog-electronics A models. In addition to the newer F-15s, the NAS JRB New Orleans-based unit is adding a jet engine maintenance facility that will work on aircraft engines from across the southeastern US, a result of last year’s BRAC process.
The Air Force and Boeing agreed to a nearly $2.4 billion contract for a new lot of KC-46 aerial tankers on Nov. 21. The deal, announced by the Pentagon, is for 15 new aircraft in Lot 11 at a cost of $2.389 billion—some $159 million per tail.