Boeing Landed a $131 Billion F-15 Order. Here's What It Means for Lockheed Martin.
Boeing won a $131 billion F-15 order, but it may also be good news for rival Lockheed Martin.
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One need not be an avionics expert to understand that military aircraft are described in generational terms. That lesson was effectively taught in the 2022 blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, where the term "fifth generation," or "fifth gen," was used to describe unidentified enemy fighter aircraft.
Fear not, because the U.S. is the leader in the development of fifth-generation fighter jets, but those planes are expensive to produce, and some older planes are still plenty useful in combat. Hence, Boeing (NYSE: BA) recently won a contract worth as much as $131.2 billion to produce more of and enhance existing planes in the Air Force's F-15 fleet.
Boeing won a big F-15 contract, but it's relevant to Lockheed Martin investors, too. Image source: Getty Images.
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