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$54,724,805

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to TEXTRON AVIATION INC

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2023 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2023-09-25·LATEST ACTION2026-05-08·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_6973GH23F01933_6920_6973GH23D00122_6920
Award description

18 BEECHCRAFT AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT PROGRAM OPERATIONS (AJF) THE TOTAL ESTIMATED POTENTIAL VALUE (TEPV) IS ESTABLISHED AT AN AMOUNT OF $282.6M. FUNDING WILL BE OBLIGATED UPON THE EXECUTION OF TASK ORDERS (TOS)

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Procurement of 18 Beechcraft aircraft for FAA flight program operations and training.

Sub-sectors
civil-aviationaircraft-procurementfaa-operations
Why this matters

Supports FAA operational capacity and domestic aviation industry; $282.6M total value represents significant civil aviation investment.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for Textron Aviation manufacturing, avionics suppliers, and maintenance/support ecosystems for Beechcraft platforms.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthens U.S. civil aviation capability and domestic aircraft manufacturing against international competitors.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002165.

Period of performance
Start
2023-09-25
End
2031-09-20
Status
activein 1950 days
Sources

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