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After two months of rigorous anti-virus measures and a full year of 737 Max aircraft on the ground, Boeing receives a pistol from the US Navy. USA Now, the American manufacturer will deliver missiles worth more than NOK 31 billion.
Boeing, in trouble, wins new contracts worth billions of dollars from the US Navy. USA
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The US Navy USA It has placed orders for a series of Boeing missiles, allowing the aircraft manufacturer to list new contracts for a total value of $ 3.1 billion ($ 31.6 billion).
Of this, orders worth $ 2.6 billion have been marked this week, according to Boeing.
The missiles to be delivered are of the expanded response type of ground attack attack missiles (or SLAM ER). Harpoon weapons system orders are also included in contracts.
However, the weapons will not be used in the United States, but will be sold more, including to Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Qatar, according to the United States Department of Defense.
First installment in 12 years.
“We are excited to continue our long history of working with the Navy defending the United States and its international partners,” Cindy Gruensfelder, Boeing’s Chief of Staff, said in a statement, adding:
– These contracts will not only expand production of the Harpoon program until 2026, but will also restart production for SLAM ER and guarantee deliveries until 2028.
SLAM ER missiles are manufactured by Boeing and can target medium to long-range land and sea targets.
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Boeing has not delivered such missiles in 12 years, since 2008.
Last fall, however, Boeing took steps to increase production of weapons systems, and began construction of a plant that is expected to be completed next year.
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No two-month flight sales
The US authorities’ pistol comes at a demanding time for Boeing, which, even before the virus pandemic, was hit by two fatal accidents with the 737 Max aircraft type.
The aircraft manufacturer did not receive a single new order for passenger jets during April and should therefore take into account two months in 2020 with no new orders.
In the same month, cancellations of 737 Max aircraft continued, with 108 new cancellations. As a result, Boeing has lost a total of 299 Max orders so far this year, according to Bloomberg.
When the company released its figures for April, they also stated that there are uncertainties associated with another 101 orders, and therefore removed them from the production list. It now consists of less than 5,000 machines, reports NTB.
The same day, Boeing chief David Calhoun said the process to start air traffic is slow. Calhoun also said the crisis is “likely” to force one of the major US airlines to declare bankruptcy.
– The threat to the airline industry is serious. There is no doubt about that. And “apocalyptic” is actually an adequate description at the moment, he said in an interview with the NBC television channel.
– Something will happen when we get to September. Traffic will not return to 100 percent. It won’t even go back to 25 percent. Perhaps by the end of the year we are approaching 50 percent, he added.
