HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $57.9 MILLION NAVY CONTRACT FOR F/A-18 HORNET RADAR SYSTEM REPAIRS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced that the U.S. Navy has awarded a $57.9 million long-term requirements contract to repair radar systems for F/A-18 Hornet aircraft at Raytheon facilities in Forest.
The contract to Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems will support the repair of 25 weapon repairable assemblies for the APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar system used on the combat jet fighters.
“This important systems support contract will ensure that our naval fighter pilots have the best technology available to complete their missions,” said Hyde-Smith, who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee. “The talented workers at the Raytheon plant in Forest are ready to continue providing our military with the services required to ensure it is the best trained and equipped.”
Work associated with the contract is expected to be completed by March 2022, or March 2024 if options are exercised. With several one-year options, the estimated total contract value is $98.6 million.
Last June, Hyde-Smith applauded Raytheon’s decision to expand the Raytheon Forest Consolidated Manufacturing Center to develop, test, and produce radar equipment for the U.S. military.
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