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USAF Awards Contracts for Next Phase of Stand-in Attack Weapon Program

USAF Awards Contracts for Next Phase of Stand-in Attack Weapon Program
U.S. Air Force Col. David Berkland, the 354th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, and crew chiefs assigned to the 356th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 199th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, conduct preflight operations during Agile Combat Employment training at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan on June 28, 2022 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is awarding about $54 million to Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC] and L3Harris Technologies [LHX] under six-month contracts for the next step in the service’s Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) program. Work is expected to be completed by Aug. 26, DoD said in a Feb. 27 contract announcement. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman each received $18 million firm-fixed-price, research and development contracts for SiAW Phase 1.3, while the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Eglin AFB, Fla., awarded L3Harris…

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