UPDATE 2-Boeing wins $2.1 billion contract for 16 more P-8 spy planes
February 25, 2014 at 19:27 PM EST
WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Boeing Co has been awarded a $2.1 billion contract to build 16 P-8A Poseidon long-range maritime spy planes for the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Defense Department announced on Tuesday.