West Chester company awarded nearly $2B military contract

A West Chester company has landed a nearly $2 billion defense contract.

CFM International Inc. has been awarded an estimated $1.9 million contract to make F108 replenishment spare parts for the U.S. Air Force and Navy. The work, which is for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in Richmond, Va., will primarily be completed in Ohio and France.

CFM is a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aviation and Safran, and the company is based in Butler County’s West Chester Twp.

The work is set to be completed by 2024.

Other companies in Washington D.C., Virginia, New Jersey, Missouri, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, New York also received contracts from various military entities.

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