CPI Aero Wins $53.5 Million Global F-16 Wing Components Contract

CPI Aerostructures today announced that it has won a $53.5 million contract to provide to provide structural wing components and logistical support for global F-16 aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations.

CPI Aero will support wing MRO efforts for both the U.S. fleet of more than 1,000 F-16 aircraft as well as the nearly 1,900 F-16s flown by air forces around the world.

The term of the contract is for a period of 5 years, with a single option for an additional 3-year period.

CPI Aero will be the single supplier of 439 structural wing parts used to maintain, repair and overhaul the F-16 aircraft.

The contract includes parts acquisition, stocking, and order fulfillment, as well as technical data management, configuration control, supply chain management, forecasting and inventory management.

CPI Aero will also provide engineering support services for obsolescence management and diminishing manufacturing source challenges.

CPI Aero will establish and manage an inventory distribution site within the F-16 Wing Shop at the Ogden Air Logistics Center in Ogden, UT where it will maintain stock and fulfill requirements for the MRO operations of the U.S. fleet of F-16s.