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$46,062,805

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to RAYTHEON COMPANY

aerospaceexpiring · 17d· period of performance ends in 17 days
ACTION DATE·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_693KA721F00013_6920_693KA721D00001_6920
Award description

OTHER FUNCTIONS STARS - DELIVERY ORDER 0004 (EXTERNAL PROGRAMS)

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: medium
In plain English

Delivery order for Raytheon to provide external program functions and services supporting FAA operations.

Sub-sectors
defense-contractingaviation-systemsair-traffic-management
Why this matters

Sustains critical aviation infrastructure and safety systems through major defense contractor support.

Supply-chain signal

Indicates ongoing reliance on Raytheon for specialized aerospace and aviation technology integration.

U.S.–China competition angle

Protects U.S. aviation infrastructure from foreign dependency; Raytheon is key to maintaining domestic aerospace capabilities.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-14. Cost: $0.001252.

Period of performance
Start
2021-08-26
End
2026-05-31
Status
expiring · 17din 17 days
Sources

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