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$241,790,386

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to RAYTHEON COMPANY

aerospaceexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-05-26·LATEST ACTION2026-05-27·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA721F00005_6920_693KA721D00001_6920
Award description

STARS - DELIVERY ORDER 0001 (OPS SUSTAINMENT)

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Ongoing operations and sustainment of the FAA's STARS air traffic control system under a 2021 contract.

Sub-sectors
faa-air-traffic-controlsustainment-operationsm&o-contract
Why this matters

STARS modernizes the National Airspace System's infrastructure; this 2026 obligation sustains critical safety and capacity systems nationwide.

Supply-chain signal

Raytheon's continued role as prime integrator for FAA modernization signals sustained demand for defense-contractor expertise in civil aviation infrastructure.

U.S.–China competition angle

FAA modernization reduces reliance on legacy systems and strengthens U.S. air traffic management resilience against foreign technology dependencies.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-20. Cost: $0.002939.

Period of performance
Start
2021-05-26
End
2026-05-31
Status
expired30 days ago
Sources

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