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$104,308,719

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to RAYTHEON COMPANY

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2023 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2023-01-03·LATEST ACTION2026-04-02·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA723F00002_6920_693KA721D00001_6920
Award description

STARS - DELIVERY ORDER 0006 (SS4)

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

Raytheon delivery order for STARS program supporting FAA civil aviation research and development.

Sub-sectors
civil-aviation-rdfaa-contractdelivery-order
Why this matters

STARS is a critical FAA modernization initiative; this $104M order signals sustained investment in next-generation air traffic control and aviation infrastructure.

Supply-chain signal

Large aerospace prime contractor order indicates demand for advanced avionics, communications, and systems integration capabilities across the supply chain.

U.S.–China competition angle

FAA modernization directly competes with international aviation standards; U.S. leadership in civil aviation technology depends on sustained domestic R&D investment.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002183.

Period of performance
Start
2023-01-03
End
2030-09-30
Status
activein 1597 days
Sources

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