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Production and delivery of up to 55 Joint Tactical Terminal Transceiver units (Leonardo DRS Airborne and Intelligence Systems)

Department of War · Navy · Contract Announcement

posted 12 August 2026 · awarded 12 August 2026 · runs to February 2028

$39,608,346 · definitive

Summary

The Navy is procuring up to 55 Joint Tactical Terminal Transceiver units for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft. The contract supports threat warning, situational awareness, and resilient communications via government and commercial non‑geo stationary orbit networks.

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