[Gunrunner2]

>>What is the context of the term "contract of the century?"..<<

Haven't a clue. . .and I'm in the business.

I suppose it MIGHT have to do with the fact we sold "front line" fighters to a former Soviet Block nation.

But it also might mean that the contracting details were convoluted (albeit entirely legal).

I'll check.

[ken5050]

Thanks..I wasn't sure if it was in a negative context....

[1rudeboy]

"Contract of the century" might refer to the fact that this deal (as someone correctly observed, was partly if not completely financed by the U.S. government), is worth billions, and the follow-on contracts for maintenance and upgrades are worth 100s of millions over a span of decades.