The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a sole-source contract with a $131.23 billion ceiling to produce, modernize and sustain F-15 fighters for domestic and foreign customers through 2037.
The F-15 Eagle Crest award, dated Aug. 24, allows the Air Force to place orders incrementally rather than committing to a fixed quantity up front. Orders may extend through Aug. 24, 2031, with an option to prolong the agreement to 2036. The contract consolidates new production, upgrades, retrofits, sustainment and depot support into one framework for the Air Force, Air National Guard and allied buyers. It also funds organic depot maintenance so Air Force depots can handle heavy overhauls instead of relying solely on Boeing. Work will be performed in St. Louis under the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
The notice obligated only $343,740 in fiscal 2026 for research and development at award, with no jets ordered immediately. The deal covers foreign military sales to Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia and Poland, including buyers not currently operating the F-15. A separate fiscal 2027 report details a $8.58 billion agreement for 25 F-15IA jets for Israel, with an option for 25 more, and raises the U.S. F-15EX buy to 268 aircraft through fiscal 2031. The program’s July 2027 full operational capability date is at risk after a 15-week Boeing strike in St. Louis delayed production recovery.
