FAA awards Raytheon radar contract
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Raytheon a contract with an estimated potential value of $185m for Long Range Radar Service Life Extension programme.
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Raytheon a contract with an estimated potential value of $185m for Long Range Radar Service Life Extension programme (SLEP).
Under the contract, Raytheon will manufacture, test and deploy up to 68 solid-state transmitter systems to replace aging tube-based transmitters in long-range surveillance radars. These radars provide continuous primary surveillance of aircraft in the National Airspace System.
The initial contract authorisation for $32m includes manufacturing, testing and delivering four low rate initial production, solid-state transmitters and associated hardware, software and interfaces.
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