Raytheon Secures $603M Navy Contract for AESA Radar Repair

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RTX business Raytheon has been awarded a $602.9 million firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Navy to repair assemblies and provide spare parts for the active electronically scanned array, or AESA, radar system.

AESA Radar System Contract Details

The Department of Defense said Thursday the required repair and maintenance services are intended to support the F/A-18 aircraft fleet. The sole-source acquisition contract spans five years and is scheduled to conclude by September 2030. Most of the work, accounting for 75 percent, will be conducted in Forest, Mississippi. Additional portions will be completed in El Segundo, California, McKinney, Texas, and Andover, Massachusetts.
At the time of award, the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will allocate $101 million from the Navy’s fiscal 2025 working capital funds. These funds will not expire at the conclusion of the current fiscal year.

New Raytheon APG-82 Radar Variant

Raytheon recently launched its new APG-82 radar, an advanced AESA radar system with gallium nitride, or GaN, technology. The APG-82(V)X, designed with open architecture standard, is engineered to provide various fire control, electronic warfare, signal processing and tracking capabilities. It provides enhanced range and targeting capabilities while boosting situational awareness and decision-making in contested environments.