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Air Force

Raytheon Work Continues on Cobra Dane Sustainment

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, January 18th, 2023

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Raytheon Work Continues on Cobra Dane Sustainment

Pictured is the Cobra Dane radar on Shemya Island, Alaska (U.S. Space Force Photo)

On March 16, 2018, the Department of the Air Force awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a seven-year, $511 million contract award for operations and maintenance of the AN/FPS-108 Cobra Dane missile defense and space situational awareness radar at Eareckson Air Station in Shemya, Alaska, but BAE Systems challenged the award (Defense Daily, Apr. 6, 2018). At the time, BAE Systems told the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that it gave the Air Force “a very strong proposal, offering the best value, to…

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