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Raytheon Gets Half Billion for New Radar Systems in Latest US Contract Roundup

Among the new contracts is one with General Atomics for MQ-9 Reaper drone production. (File photo)

U.S. Air Force Contracts

    • Raytheon Self Protect Systems has been awarded a $460,000,000 contract for the AN/ALR-69A digital radar warning receiver system. This contract provides for the fabrication, integration, testing and delivery of units. Work will be performed in Goleta, California, and Forest, Mississippi, and is expected to be completed by March 2025.
    • General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been awarded a $295,654,506 contract for MQ-9 Reaper production. Work will be performed in Poway, California, and is expected to be complete by July 29, 2021.
    • Boeing has been awarded a $187,315,403 modification to a previously awarded contract for F-15 Radar Modernization Program (RMP) upgrades. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Missouri, and is expected to be completed by April 30, 2022.

U.S. Navy Contracts

    • DynCorp International is being awarded a $110,794,370 modification to a previously awarded contract to provide organizational-level aircraft maintenance and logistic support on all rotary-wing, fixed-wing, lighter-than-air, and unmanned aircraft and support equipment in support of Naval Test Wing Atlantic. This option exercise also provides for project testing, supportability and safety studies on various NTWL aircraft and weapons systems, off-site aircraft safety and spill containment patrols and aircraft recovery services.  Work will be performed in Patuxent River, Maryland, and is expected to be completed in March 2019.
    • Engility Corp. is being awarded an $84,874,349 contract to provide systems-engineering support. In addition, this contract provides for a systems-engineering assessment of cost, schedule, emerging technology and maturity of design for all Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) acquisition programs in support of the NAVAIR Systems Engineering Department (AIR 4.1). Work will be performed primarily in Patuxent River, Maryland, and is expected to be completed in April 2023.
    • Micro USA is being awarded a $56,452,690 contract for global positioning system (GPS)-based positioning, navigation and timing service (GPNTS) hardware production units. Work will be performed in Poway, California, and is expected to be completed by March 2023.
    • Sechan Electronics is being awarded a $52,065,643 contract for GPS-based GPNTS hardware production units. Work will be performed in Lititz, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be completed by March 2023.

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