# Boeing wins $9.2 billion Air Force trainer aircraft contract

The U.S. Air Force selected Boeing to build approximately 351 training aircraft in a contract worth $9.2 billion. Boeing partnered with Saab for the program, which will replace the T-38 trainers.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-09-27
- Where: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
- Value: $9.20B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 351 aircraft
- Products: training aircraft
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md)
- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md) (supplier)
- [U.S. Air Force](https://endata.com/companies/1019.md) (customer)
- [Saab AB](https://endata.com/companies/9708.md) (partner)
- [Saab AB](https://endata.com/companies/9708.md) (supplier)
- [United States Air Force](https://endata.com/companies/18070.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [cnbc.com](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/27/boeing-wins-9point2-billion-to-build-air-forces-next-trainer-aircraft.html), 2018-09-27: "The U.S. Air Force has selected Boeing to build its next training aircraft, a long-awaited Pentagon contract worth $9.2 billion."
- [dsm.forecastinternational.com](https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/2018/10/03/usaf-t-x-win-could-be-just-the-start-for-new-boeing-saab-aircraft/), 2018-10-03: "On September 27, Boeing and Saab emerged as the winning team in the U.S. Air Force’s T-X advanced jet trainer contest."

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