Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Boeing's $724M Radar Plane Program Continues
The U.S. Air Force is going to finish a special airplane project that costs $724 million.
Even though some officials wanted to stop it, Congress said it should continue.
The Air Force plans to send two unfinished airplanes to the U.K. to add military equipment there, then bring them back to the U.S. to finish.
This will save money because the U.K. has worked on these kinds of airplanes before.
The Air Force will follow the new law that Congress passed this month.
Boeing's $724 million radar plane program will continue despite Pentagon efforts to cancel it.
Congress mandated the program's continuation in the recently passed defense policy law.
Two unfinished 737 airframes will be shipped to the U.K. for military outfitting.
The U.K. will handle modifications due to their previous experience with these jets.
Final assembly of the planes will take place in the U.S. after modifications in the U.K.
- Who
- Boeing, U.S. Air Force, U.K. (for modifications)
- What
- Continuation of a $724 million radar plane program
- When
- After Congress passed a defense policy law this month
- Where
- United States (final assembly), United Kingdom (modifications)
- Why
- To comply with congressional mandate and save costs by leveraging U.K. expertise
- Program Cost
- $724 million
- Airframes
- Two unfinished 737 airframes
- Modification Location
- United Kingdom
- Final Assembly Location
- United States
- Reason for Continuation
- Congressional mandate in defense policy law
- Cost-Saving Measure
- Leveraging U.K.'s previous experience with the jets