Boeing has signed an Australian C-17 Sustainment Services Contract to support the Royal Australian Air Force’s fleet of eight C-17A Globemasters.

The $70 million contract between Boeing Defence Australia and CASG supplements Australia’s membership to the Boeing Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP), providing additional support services tailored to the unique needs of the RAAF.

The contract is for an initial five-year term

Boeing Defence Australia vice president and managing director Darren Edwards said the new contract reinforced Boeing’s commitment to being a responsive in-service support partner of choice for the RAAF.

“Boeing Defence Australia has a proven model for optimal in-service support, operating under a single-management framework that sees Boeing and Commonwealth employees working in close collaboration to manage all current and future fleet requirements,” Edwards said.

“This contract with BDA gives us the best of both worlds, the continuing strength and support from the US Air Force through the Globemaster Integrated Sustainment Program, and the flexibility, through this contract, to respond and grow with changing local Australian needs over time,” Director Heavy Air Lift Systems Program Office Adrian Morrison said.

The Australian C-17 Sustainment Services Contract is for an initial five-year term with options out to the retirement of the aircraft based at RAAF Base Amberley. It includes management of services, provision of integration, engineering, and maintenance.