Aug 23, 2013, 2:34pm CDT Updated: Aug 23, 2013, 3:00pm CDT
Is $1.2 billion military purchase by Saudi Arabia for Boeing F-15s?

I reported Friday that Boeing is poised to ramp up production of its F-15 fighter jets.

The company is closing in on a $7.4 billion contract with South Korea for 60 F-15 Silent Eagle jets.

On Friday, the Pentagon notified Congress of a possible $1.2 billion foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia, the Washington Business Journal reports.

And although that the announcement didn’t specify which aircraft the services would support, Boeing is now building 84 advanced F-15SAs for the Royal Saudi Air Force in a deal worth $3.5 billion, and it’s upgrading another 70 older F-15s.

Engineering, sub-assembly and final assembly of the F-15 jets occurs at Boeing’s St. Louis facility.

This proposed $1.2 billion sale would provide support and services for the Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft, engines and weapons.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security, based in Hazelwood, is a $33 billion business of Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) with 15,110 full-time local employees.

Boeing officials in Hazelwood were not immediately able to provide information about the sale.