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$423,106,225

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to RAYTHEON COMPANY

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2025 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2025-12-12·LATEST ACTION2026-06-15·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA726C00051_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THIS CONTRACT IS AWARDED UNDER THE RADAR SYSTEM REPLACEMENT QUALIFIED SYSTEM LIST, ESTABLISHED IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATIONS VISION AND PLAN FOR A NEXT-GENERATION BRAND-NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM . THIS C

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Raytheon develops next-generation radar systems for FAA's modernized air traffic control infrastructure.

Sub-sectors
air-traffic-controlradar-modernizationnext-generation-systems
Why this matters

Replaces aging radar with advanced technology to improve aviation safety, capacity, and resilience across U.S. airspace.

Supply-chain signal

Major contract signals sustained demand for advanced radar components, signal processing, and systems integration from Raytheon's supply base.

U.S.–China competition angle

Critical infrastructure modernization reduces reliance on legacy systems and strengthens U.S. aviation technology independence.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-17. Cost: $0.002811.

Period of performance
Start
2025-12-12
End
2030-12-10
Status
activein 1624 days
Sources

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