
The Air Force in December awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon [RTN] contracts nearly worth a combined $10 million to perform risk reduction studies for the highly-anticipated, multi-billion dollar Space Fence program, according to sources. Lockheed Martin was awarded a $4.9 million contract Dec. 11, according to a notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). An industry source told Defense Daily Thursday Raytheon also received a contract, worth around $4.8 million, for its own risk reduction study. The Air Force…