14 March 2017, 22:16 GMT
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Northrop Grumman Technical Services has received a $16.9 million US Air Force contract to provide engine overhauls for the KC-10 long range refuelling aircraft, the US Department of Defense announced.
"Northrop Grumman Technical Services [of] Herndon, Virginia has been awarded a $16.9 million delivery order," the announcement stated on Tuesday. "Contractor will provide engine overhauls in support of the KC-10 Extender."
The Boeing-McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an aerial refuelling tanker aircraft that is the military version of the three-engine DC-10 airliner.
The tanker has the fast speed for a refuelling aircraft of about 620 miles per hour (nearly 998 km/hour) and a range of 4,369 miles (7,030 km).
