Defense Giant Nabs $8 Billion Nuclear Communications System Contract
The contract will modernize Air Force nuclear communications systems and is expected to be completed in 2034 or 2036, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Pentagon awarded Raytheon an $8 billion contract to modernize communication systems for the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, with work expected to be completed by Oct. 12, 2036.
- Raytheon will perform the modernization project at facilities in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and Largo, Florida, supporting the long-term infrastructure upgrade of nuclear command systems.
- Separately, the Pentagon announced a second, smaller $15 million contract for Raytheon, which provides radar and weapons-targeting components supporting the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support for 75 ships.
- Components include the MK-99 fire control system, the AN/SPY-1 Transmitter Group, and the AN/SPY-3 Multifunction Radar, which are integral to the Navy's Aegis Weapon System.
- Manufacturing for these radar and targeting systems is distributed, with 95% of work occurring in Andover, Massachusetts, and 5% in Chesapeake, Virginia, spanning multiple production facilities.
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Raytheon has locked down an $8 billion contract to modernize the communications systems that let the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center talk to its forces during a crisis, with modernization, production restart services and technical studies stretching over a decade at company facilities in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and Largo, Florida. The deal, finalized this week, arrives alongside a second, much smaller Raytheon award from the Navy worth $15.…
Raytheon awarded $8 billion contract for strategic communications terminal modernization
The Air Force previously upgraded satellite communications terminals at Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launch control centers to support the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite communications system.
The USAF awarded Raytheon a framework contract of up to $8 billion to modernize strategic communications terminals. The U.S. Article — An $8 billion contract to Raytheon for strategic communications appeared first on the FLIGHT.
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