What Happened
Defense Contractors Secure Billions In New Deals
The US military has awarded several major contracts to defense contractors, including Raytheon, L3Harris Technologies, and Leidos. Raytheon has been awarded an $8 billion contract for the procurement of terminal developmental modernization, production restart services, and technical studies associated with the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center’s Strategic Communications Terminals. L3Harris Technologies has secured a $33 million modification for the Unified Messaging System effort. Leidos has won a $318 million contract for the MHS GENESIS electronic health record system. These awards were reported by Aerotech News & Review.