Lockheed Martin donated $10 million to the Air Force Museum Foundation to support construction of a 200,000-square-foot expansion project at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. “[T]his contribution is the largest pledge we have ever received in support of the museum,” said Charles Faruki, chairman of the foundation’s board. Planned is a new addition, scheduled for opening in 2014, to house the museum’s space gallery, Presidential aircraft gallery, and global reach gallery featuring cargo and tanker aircraft. “The new addition will significantly enhance the museum’s ability to tell the full Air Force story and will be a platform to increase the education of students and teachers,” said Faruki. The foundation now has $34 million in cash and pledges for the construction project, which has an estimated $47 million price tag. Boeing has gifted $5 million. (Dayton release)
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.