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Department of Commerce·National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
aerospaceactive
ACTION DATE2026-03-06·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_1305M224C0039_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

NOAA/OMAO_PRODUCTION OF UP TO FOUR (4) FULLY MODIFIED C130J AIRCRAFT

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What the model surfaced from this award

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In plain English

Production of up to four modified C-130J transport aircraft for NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations.

Sub-sectors
military-aircraftmaritime-patrol
Why this matters

Strengthens NOAA's operational capacity for maritime surveillance, disaster response, and ocean monitoring missions critical to national interests.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains Lockheed Martin's C-130J production line and supply chain for military and civilian transport aircraft manufacturing.

U.S.–China competition angle

Maintains U.S. capability in advanced maritime patrol and transport aircraft, areas where China is developing competing platforms.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-14. Cost: $0.001342.

Period of performance
Start
2024-09-30
End
2029-09-29
Status
activein 1233 days
Sources
  • Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier CONT_AWD_1305M224C0039_1330_-NONE-_-NONE-.

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