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$209,257,339

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to RAYTHEON COMPANY

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2023 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2023-01-03·LATEST ACTION2026-07-07·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

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In plain English

Latest obligation increment on the STARS air-traffic-control modernization contract that began in 2023, extending through 2030.

Sub-sectors
faa-civil-aviationair-traffic-controldelivery-order-modification
Why this matters

STARS is FAA's multi-billion-dollar program to replace aging radar and communication systems at U.S. airports; this 2026 modification sustains critical infrastructure modernization across the national airspace.

Supply-chain signal

Raytheon's continued role as prime contractor signals sustained demand for avionics, radar, and communications subsystems from defense-industrial suppliers through 2030.

U.S.–China competition angle

Modernizing U.S. air-traffic-control infrastructure reduces reliance on aging systems and maintains technological edge in aviation safety and airspace management.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-28. Cost: $0.003071.

Period of performance
Start
2023-01-03
End
2030-09-30
Status
activein 1540 days
Sources

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