Army Corrects Award Date on $25 Million Raytheon Communications Contract
The Army moved the award date for a $25 million Raytheon depot-repair contract to Aug. 3, 2026, correcting an earlier notice that listed July 30, 2026, for AN/USC-28(V) terminal sustainment.
The U.S. Army corrected the award date on a $25 million contract with Raytheon Co., moving it to Aug. 3, 2026, from July 30, 2026, as announced on war.gov.
The cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, carrying the identifier W15P7T-26-D-A004, covers depot-level repair, engineering and obsolescence sustainment of the AN/USC-28(V) strategic communications terminal, according to war.gov. Raytheon Co., based in Fullerton, California, will perform the work under the terms of the deal.
The correction adjusts the official timeline for the award without changing its value or scope. The Army published the amended notice as part of its daily contract disclosures, according to war.gov. The equipment supports strategic military communications, which the sustainment work keeps operational through repair and parts management.
The change matters most to record-keepers, auditors and the contractor tracking obligation dates. A precise award date sets the clock for delivery orders, funding milestones and performance reporting. For Raytheon, the corrected date anchors when work formally began under the multiyear ordering vehicle.
This award represents the first contract recorded for the awardee in the tracking database for 2026, bringing its total contract value for the year to $25 million, according to war.gov. It ranks as the 11th Department of Defense contract awarded in California during 2026. The award falls between the Army’s year-to-date low of $9.1 million and the high of $53.9 billion for 2026.
The Army issued this notice among three Department of Defense contracts announced nationwide on Aug. 4, 2026, according to war.gov. The daily disclosures give the public a running view of federal defense spending and the companies that receive it.
For the average U.S. reader, the item offers little immediate effect on daily life. It reflects the routine machinery of defense procurement, where corrections to dates and figures appear regularly in public filings. Taxpayers fund these obligations, and the disclosures allow outside review of how the money moves.
Corrections to defense contract notices have happened before. The Department of Defense publishes contract announcements each business day, and it issues amendments when dates, amounts or company details require adjustment. These corrections form a standard part of the disclosure process rather than a signal of any dispute.
The next step rests with the Army contracting office, which will issue delivery orders against the vehicle as sustainment needs arise. A date for the next order has not been announced.
Strategic communications equipment has anchored U.S. military command for decades, as the Cold War made clear. During the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, reliable command links between Washington and forces at sea proved decisive over 13 days of confrontation. The near-failure of communication that October pushed leaders to establish the Moscow-Washington hotline in 1963. That episode reshaped how the U.S. invested in resilient communications terminals, the same class of gear this contract now keeps in service.
This contract represents the 1st contract awarded to CORRECTION: The $25, in 2026, bringing the company’s total contract value for the year to $25,000,000. It is also the 11th Department of Defense contract awarded in California during 2026. Because this is the first award to CORRECTION: The $25 recorded in the database, it establishes the company’s initial benchmark within the Army portfolio. Specifically, it falls between the 2026 Army portfolio’s year-to-date minimum of $9,051,490 and maximum of $53,859,843,289. Overall, this award was announced among 3 Department of Defense contracts issued nationwide on August 4, 2026.
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