WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2026 — Raytheon Co. has been awarded a U.S. Air Force contract with a maximum ceiling of $8 billion for terminal development and modernization, production restart services, and technical studies associated with the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s Strategic Communications Terminals program.

The cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract runs through Oct. 12, 2036, with activities taking place in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and Largo, Florida. Awarded through a sole-source acquisition under contract FA2293-27-D-B001, the contract carries an initial obligation of $800,000 in fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funds. The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts is the contracting activity.

Air Force

L3Harris Technologies Inc. of Colorado Springs received a $33,141,075 modification, P00380, to previously awarded contract FA8823-20-C-0004 for the Unified Messaging System effort. The modification raises the contract’s cumulative face value from $1,494,014,252 to $1,527,155,327. Work will take place in Colorado Springs and at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, with completion expected by October 2028. The Space Systems Command at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, obligated $2,419,579 in fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation funds. The modification was awarded Oct. 10, 2026.

ITA International LLC, a small business based in Newport News, Virginia, received a $20,425,747 modification, P00022, to previously awarded contract FA4890-22-F-0024 for expeditionary security forces squadron staff support services supporting U.S. Air Forces Central. The modification raises the contract’s cumulative face value from $60,472,359 to $80,898,106. Work will be performed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and various other locations through Nov. 2, 2027. Headquarters Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management and Integration Center at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, obligated $20,425,747 in fiscal 2027 operations and maintenance funds. The modification was awarded Oct. 8, 2026.

Defense Health Agency

Leidos Inc. of Reston, Virginia, received a $317,986,855 firm-fixed-price contract, HT003826DE014, for essential system reintegration, software licensing and hosting services for MHS GENESIS, the military’s electronic health record system and a critical defense business system.

The sole-source bridge contract is funded through fiscal 2026 operations and maintenance funds. Its scope will decrease during the 12-month transition period as the Defense Health Agency moves work to other service contractors and establishes direct government relationships with solution providers. The place of performance is Reston, Virginia, and the overall performance period runs from July 29, 2026, through Jan. 28, 2028. The Defense Health Agency’s Defense Healthcare Management Systems Contracting Division in Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity. The contract was awarded Sept. 28, 2026.

Army

Lockheed Martin Corp. of Owego, New York, received a $117,118,040 contract, W58RGZ-27-D-A007, for Generation II radar frequency interferometer post-production support services for Apache attack helicopters. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract includes cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and firm-fixed-price elements. One bid was solicited and one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, and completion is estimated for Oct. 12, 2031. Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

ECS-GEC JV-2, a small business based in Metairie, Louisiana, received a $20 million firm-fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, W91237-27-D-A001, for architecture and engineering services related to inland navigation and planning. One bid was solicited and one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with completion estimated for Oct. 12, 2031. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Huntington District in West Virginia is the contracting activity.

Navy

Huntington Ingalls Inc.’s Newport News Shipbuilding division was awarded a $56,178,573 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, N00024-27-C-2133, for engineering, technical, design-agent and design-transfer activities related to nuclear submarine capabilities and sustainment in support of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements.

An option, if exercised, would raise the cumulative contract value to $91,142,608. Work will take place in Newport News, Virginia (88%), and various foreign locations (12%). The initial work period is expected to end in September 2027, with the option extending work through September 2028. No U.S. funding is included. Foreign partner funds totaling $19,115,000 were obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was not competitively procured under 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1), which applies when only one responsible source can meet the agency’s requirements. Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. of College Park, Maryland, received a $26,508,270 firm-fixed-price contract, N0017427C1001, for repairs, renovations, and process equipment installation at an industrial building supporting munitions activities in Indian Head, Maryland. Work is expected to finish by April 2028. The Navy obligated $26,508,270 in fiscal 2026 Navy working capital funds, which will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was competitively procured through limited competition authorized under Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.103-7, Public Interest, with two offers received. The Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division in Indian Head, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Co. of Marlborough, Massachusetts, received a $15,078,910 firm-fixed-price delivery order, 00383-27-F-NE00, under previously awarded basic ordering agreement N00383-25-D-NE01. The order addresses 419 requirements across 46 National Item Identification Numbers (NIINs) used in the MK-99 fire control system, AN/SPY-1 transmitter group, and AN/SPY-3 Multifunction Radar systems. In the AN/SPY designation system, “AN” denotes the Army-Navy joint electronics nomenclature, “S” identifies water or surface-ship use, “P” denotes radar, and “Y” refers to surveillance and control.

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The requirements relate to the Commander, Naval Surface Force’s Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) Surface Force North Star goal of maintaining 75 mission-capable ships. Related initiatives include increased fleet stocking through allowance restructuring, operational availability and endurance supply, allowance change requests, maintenance activities, and higher stock levels at forward-deployed sites. The delivery order contains no option provision.

The contract will be carried out in Andover, Massachusetts (95%), and Chesapeake, Virginia (5%), with completion expected by December 2034. The Navy obligated $15,078,910 in fiscal 2026 Navy working capital funds, which will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. One source was solicited for the sole-source requirement under 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1), and one offer was received. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Jacksonville LLC was awarded a $796,146 firm-fixed-price contract action, N0002427C4438, for maintenance, modernization and repair of the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) during its fiscal 2027 Docking Restricted Availability.

The contract includes the labor, supervision, equipment, production, testing, facilities and quality assurance required to prepare for and carry out the Chief of Naval Operations Availability for critical modernization, maintenance and repair programs. Options, if exercised, would raise the cumulative contract value to $106,826,091. Work will take place in Mayport, Florida, and is expected to finish by January 2028. The Navy obligated $796,146 in fiscal 2025 other procurement, Navy funds; the funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The contract was competitively solicited, with one proposal received. Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. The award was made Oct. 9, 2026.

Defense Logistics Agency

Atlantic Diving Supply Inc., a small business based in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has been added as an awardee under the $450 million multiple-award contract for medical and surgical supplies for the Defense Logistics Agency Electronic Catalog. The award identifier is SPE2DE-27-D-0002, and the contract was issued against solicitation SPE2DE-22-R-0017. The original multiple-award contract was awarded Sept. 28, 2023. This action adds Atlantic Diving Supply to the existing group of awardees; it does not represent a new $450 million award exclusively to the company. Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.