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$80,041,730

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to RAYTHEON COMPANY

aerospaceexpiredONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-06-25·LATEST ACTION2026-05-13·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA721F00006_6920_693KA721D00001_6920
Award description

STARS - DELIVERY ORDER 0002 (STARS DOD EFFORT)

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

Latest obligation on the STARS air-traffic-control modernization contract that began in 2021, supporting FAA infrastructure upgrades.

Sub-sectors
faa-civil-aviationair-traffic-controlcontract-modification
Why this matters

STARS is a multi-year FAA modernization program critical to U.S. aviation safety and capacity; this 2026 increment sustains ongoing system deployment across the national airspace.

Supply-chain signal

Raytheon's continued role as prime contractor on FAA modernization signals sustained demand for defense-aerospace suppliers in civil aviation infrastructure.

U.S.–China competition angle

Advanced air-traffic-control systems are strategic infrastructure; U.S. investment in FAA modernization reduces reliance on foreign technology in critical aviation networks.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-01. Cost: $0.003020.

Period of performance
Start
2021-06-25
End
2025-12-31
Status
expired194 days ago
Sources

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