Boeing wins $898 million contract for 15 EA-18G fighter jets

rp_EA-18G-Growler-400x288.jpgBoeing Co (BA.N) has been awarded a contract worth $898 million to build 15 more EA-18G Growler electronic fighter jets and associated airborne electronic attack kits for the U.S. Navy, the Pentagon announced on Monday.

The contract runs through January 2018, the Defense Department said in its daily digest of major contract awards.

(Reporting Reuters by Andrea Shalal)

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