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$231,311,891

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to RAYTHEON COMPANY

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2012 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2012-09-24·LATEST ACTION2026-06-17·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DTFAWA12C00061_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

GEO 5/6 SERVICE LEASES IGF::OT::IGF

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Confidence: medium
In plain English

Latest obligation on a 2012 FAA contract with Raytheon for GEO 5/6 service leases and instrument flight guidance systems.

Sub-sectors
civil-aviation-infrastructurenavaids-systemsongoing-m&o
Why this matters

Geostationary satellite-based navigation aids are critical infrastructure for U.S. civil aviation safety and precision approach capabilities.

Supply-chain signal

Raytheon's continued role as prime contractor for FAA satellite navigation systems sustains domestic aerospace supply chain for avionics and ground infrastructure.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. reliance on domestic satellite-based navigation (vs. GPS alone) reduces vulnerability to foreign GNSS disruption or spoofing in contested environments.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-20. Cost: $0.003012.

Period of performance
Start
2012-09-24
End
2029-07-14
Status
activein 1110 days
Sources

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