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Raytheon Preps For Execution Of FAB-T Contract

Pat Host

Thursday, July 10th, 2014

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Raytheon Preps For Execution Of FAB-T Contract

Raytheon [RTN], fresh off its victory over incumbent Boeing [BA] to win the Air Force’s $298 million Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) deal, is preparing for the execution of the production contract, according to a company executive. Raytheon Vice President for Integrated Communication Systems Scott Whatmough told reporters Thursday the company has finished the design and manufacturing of the low-rate initial production (LRIP) configuration of the command post terminals (CPT). There are two LRIP periods, Whatmough said, followed…

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