# US Air Force awards $900M contract to five companies for F-16 wiring harnesses

The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded a collective $900 million eight-year contract to Cherokee Nation Aerospace and Defense, Interconnect Wiring, KIHOMAC, Parts Life, and Richard Manufacturing to provide wiring harnesses and kit assemblies for the F-16 jet fighter fleet.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-01-18
- Where: Hill Air Force Base, Utah, United States
- Value: $900.0M
- Status: completed
- Products: wiring harnesses, kit assemblies
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [United States Air Force](https://endata.com/companies/18070.md) (customer)
- [KIHOMAC](https://endata.com/companies/37928.md) (supplier)
- [Richard Manufacturing Co.](https://endata.com/companies/67018.md) (supplier)
- [Interconnect Wiring LLP](https://endata.com/companies/67019.md) (supplier)
- [Cherokee Nation Aerospace and Defense LLC](https://endata.com/companies/67020.md) (supplier)
- [Parts Life Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/67021.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [militaryaerospace.com](https://www.militaryaerospace.com/defense-executive/article/14288340/wiring-harnesses-f-16-jet-fighter-contract-manufacturing), 2023-01-18: "Officials of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Hill air Force Base, Utah, has awarded a collective $900 million eight-year contract to these companies to provide low-cost and rapid delivery of diverse harness parts and kits for the F-16 jet fighter fleet to include all Block aircraft."

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