The Air Force on Thursday awarded contracts to Raytheon [RTN], L-3 Communications [LLL] and ViaSat [VSAT] for Protected Tactical Service Field Demonstration (PTSFD).
PTSFD will demonstrate the ability to provide wideband anti-jam communications to tactical users using the Wideband Global Satellite Communications (WGS) constellation and commercial SATCOM. The contracts are cost-plus-incentive-fee deals. 
Raytheon’s contract is worth $40 million, L-3’s $38 million and ViaSat’s $33 million. The awards were the result of a competitive acquisition and five offers were received. Lockheed Martin [LMT] spokeswoman Lauren Fair said Friday the company did not bid for the contract.