Raytheon was awarded a $2.01 billion Air Force contract modification on March 13, 2026 (announced March 17) for Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) terminal work — bringing cumulative contract value to roughly $2.97 billion. Performance in Marlborough, Massachusetts and Largo, Florida through August 9, 2031. The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center's Strategic Communications Division administers the contract. Coverage from GovCon Wire.
What AEHF does
AEHF is a joint-service satellite communications system delivering secure, jam-resistant communications for high-priority military assets across ground, maritime, and air domains. Terminals are the user-side equipment — without enough terminals, AEHF capacity goes unused.
Why a $2B mod now
Original 2021 award was $960M for hardware/software procurement services. Today's $2B mod nearly triples cumulative value — pointing to higher terminal volume and broader fleet rollouts than anticipated, plus likely cybersecurity and resilience upgrades since the 2021 baseline.
Subcontract footprint
- Marlborough = RTX terminal-production hub; mechanical/RF subs feed there
- Largo = software development center; secure-coding and cryptographic-modernization shops have an opening