Raytheon Missiles & Defense, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $16,457,008 firm-fixed-price modification (P00013) to contract FA8675-20-C-0033 for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) program for Gordian Knot (GK) application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) life-of-type buy. This effort provides for a life-of-type procurement of GK ASIC in support of production and sustainment through the AMRAAM program of record. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona, and is expected to be completed May 31, 2023. This contract involves unclassified Foreign Military Sales to Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Poland, and Qatar. Air Force fiscal 2020 missile procurement funds in the amount of $4,007,037; Navy fiscal 2020 weapons procurement funds in the amount of $4,248,005; and FMS funds in the amount of $8,201,966 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the contracting activity.
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