GULFSTREAM Aerospace has won a $69.9 million US Air Force fixed-price contract to provide two Gulfstream V long-range business aircraft for members of Government and Congress.
The company beat a bid from Boeing Business Jets for the C-37A competition, part of the VC-137 replacement programme. The C-37As will be operated by the 89th Airlift Wing, which provides VIP flights from Andrews AFB near Washington DC.
In 1996, the USAF selected the Boeing 757-200 to replace other ageing VC-137s (militarised Boeing 707s). It will take delivery of four of the twin-engined C-32As in early 1998.
The VC-X project includes procurement and contractor logistic support for a decade, with the latter handled through an initial contract with four options.
Source: Flight International