Boeing wins $2.46 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Boeing Cowon a $2.46 billion U.S. defense contract for the production and delivery of 19 P-8A Poseidon long-range anti-submarine warfare and surveillance aircraft and other equipment, the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday.

Ten of the planes are for the U.S. Navy, four are for Britain and five are for Norway, the Penatgon said.

Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by David Alexander