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$97,036,550

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to SAAB INC

WORK BEGAN2025-09-29·LATEST ACTION2026-03-04·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA725C00019_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

PURCHASE OF SURFACE MOVEMENT RADARS, MODEL 4 (SMR4), WHICH IS A REPLACEMENT FOR AIRPORT SURFACE DETECTION EQUIPMENT MODEL 3 SURFACE MOVEMENT RADARS (ASDE-3 SMR). PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2028.

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

Purchase of Surface Movement Radar Model 4 systems to replace aging airport surface detection equipment at U.S. airports.

Sub-sectors
aviation-infrastructureairport-equipmentradar-systems
Why this matters

Modernizes critical airport safety infrastructure for ground movement detection, improving operational efficiency and collision avoidance at commercial airports.

Supply-chain signal

Signals sustained demand for advanced radar manufacturing and integration; supports SAAB's U.S. aviation equipment supply chain and potential subcontractor ecosystem.

U.S.–China competition angle

Strengthens U.S. domestic capability in airport safety systems; reduces reliance on foreign suppliers for critical aviation infrastructure.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002245.

Period of performance
Start
2025-09-29
End
2032-02-18
Status
activein 2103 days
Sources

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