U.S. Space Force Picks Raytheon for $309.5M Early Warning Radar Digitization

Raytheon confirmed its selection for a $309.5 million prototype agreement under the U.S. Space Force's Ground-Based Radar Digitization program on October 15, 2026. Awarded by Space Systems Command in July, the agreement covers development toward a common, government-owned digital architecture for strategic missile-warning and space-surveillance radars. Raytheon holds the largest of three awards totaling $423.4 million, alongside SciTec Innovations and WildStar, with prototype agreements running through April 2028. The wider program targets initial capability at four prototype sites in fiscal 2030 and fleetwide operational capability in fiscal 2031.