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The Boeing Co. is awarded an $880,000,000 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that provides for the procurement, modernization, and sustainment of P-8A Poseidon aircrew and maintenance training systems, including the development, integration, testing, delivery, and installation of new training devices and upgrades to existing trainers, as well as associated hardware, software, spares, and support services, in support of Navy fleet readiness and evolving aircraft configurations, mission systems, and training requirements.

VCT announced that Delta Air Lines (DAL) will install a finlet modification package from Vortex Control Technologies across its Boeing (BA) 737-800 and 737-900ER fleet, bringing the enhancement to 240 aircraft once installation has been completed. Finlets are aerodynamic devices installed on the aft fuselage of an aircraft that reshape airflow, reduce drag, and improve fuel efficiency. The decision follows a comprehensive technical collaboration and in-service evaluation between the two companies, including analysis of flight test data, operational trends and engineering review of aerodynamic performance.

Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Donald Trump with this daily recap compiled by The Fly.BANK PROBE:The Justice Department has sent far-ranging subpoenas to several of America's largest banks including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of Americaand Wells Fargo, requesting information about whether they "debanked" clients, or improperly closed customer accounts for political reasons, The Wall Street Journal's Dylan Tokar and Gina Heeb, citing people familiar with the matter. The subpoenas from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, D.C., headed by Jeanine Pirro, escalate a campaign by President Trump to root out evidence that banks allegedly discriminated against conservatives and politically controversial industries, including his own family, the authors note.PRODUCTION MEETING:The leaders of roughly seven defense companies have been preparing to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House later this week for a discussion about ways to swiftly increase their production of weaponry for the Pentagon, people familiar with the matter told' Gordon Lubold, Courtney Kube and Carol Lee. Publicly traded defense contractors include BAE Systems, Boeing, GE Aerospace, General Dynamics, HII, L3Harris Technologies, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grummanand RTX.U.S.-IRAN CONFLICT:President Donald Trump stated in a Truth Social, "The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT. At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela, which is working out brilliantly for both Venezuela and the United States of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"AURORA POWERHOUSE:Okloannounced that the U.S. Department of Energy's, DOE's, Idaho Operations Office has approved the Preliminary Documented Safety Analysis, PDSA, for Oklo's Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory, INL, under DOE's Reactor Pilot Program, RPP. "This approval represents an important milestone for Aurora-INL and helps establish a foundation for future Aurora deployments," said Jacob DeWitte, co-founder and CEO of Oklo. "Aurora-INL is helping show how advanced reactors can move through real safety review, real construction, and ultimately into commercial licensing."