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Raytheon awarded $2.3 million contract to study integrated CNS
Raytheon press release: Raytheon Company has been awarded a seven-month, firm-fixed-price contract to study the NextGen Integrated Communications, Navigation and Surveillance architecture and determine the National Airspace System’s needs for 2018 to 2025. [..] The study analyzes ICNS interfaces to … Continue reading
TDDS contract goes to Raytheon; will be SWIM-compliant
The DOT has chosen a Raytheon-led team (press release) to develop and roll out the Terminal Data Distribution system, which will: automate flight information, resulting in improved capacity in the nation’s airspace. It will facilitate the exchange of net-enabled data … Continue reading
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NASA to fund radical thinking on the future of commercial flight
The aeronautics research arm of NASA has awarded $12.4 million in grants to six teams, who will develop advanced concepts for commercial aircraft that could enter service around 2035 (press release). The teams, which include industry giants like Northrop-Grumman, Boeing, … Continue reading
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Gloomy outlook for defense biz; contractors looking to IT, training, logistics
Monday’s Washington Post provides some good context around the economic conditions faced by large government contractors. The article’s subhead — “After Eight Boom Years for Spending on Military Equipment, Contractors Expect a Slowdown” — points to looming uncertainty in the … Continue reading
$88 million goes to Raytheon for WAAS
The FAA has announced it will exercise its option to retain Raytheon Corp. for follow-on services related to the Wide Area Augemntation System (WAAS). As this award announcement lays out, the company will be paid $88 million for hardware and … Continue reading
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Raytheon wins DoD, FAA radar contract
Raytheon Co. has won an order from the Department of Defense and FAA worth up to $679 million to install 116 Digital Airport Surveillance radar systems at Air Force and civilian airports around the world, The Associated Press reports. The … Continue reading
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