Fourteen companies have won spots on a five-year, $1.89 billion contract to supply initial spares to the KC-46 air-to-air refueling fleets of the US Air Force and international military customers.

The competition for individual delivery notes under the Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract will begin after the service branch issues the minimum orders to all suppliersthe Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday.

The winners are:

• AAR Government Services
• Technical development of aircraft
• Aircraft repair technologies
• Boeing (NYSE:BA)
• Collins Aerospace
• Davenport Aviation
• Honeywell International (Nasdaq:HON)
• S&K Logistics Services
• Silver Wings Aerospace
• SOI Aviation
• Source One Replacement Parts
• CV displays
• Aviation Bike
• VSE Aviation Services

Contract work will take place in various locations around the world.

The KC-46A is derived from the Boeing 767 airframe, can refuel 64 different military aircraft platforms, and is designed to carry passengers and cargo.