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Air Force Awards Boeing, Raytheon Nearly $2 Million In FAB-T Production Contracts

Monday, October 21st, 2013

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The Air Force recently awarded Boeing [BA] and Raytheon [RTN], competitors for the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program, contracts worth nearly $1.9 million for production work, according to a notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities. According to a for official use only (FOUO) document posted Oct. 11 to the FBO notice, the Air Force will release two separate requests for proposals (RFP). The first RFP will be for production of the full FAB-T capability with both Advanced…

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