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BAE Systems awarded $62 million U.S. Navy contract to stand up Hawkeye Identification Friend or Foe service depot
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems (LON: BA) a $62 million contract to begin a new capability in the current depot line at the Fleet Readiness Center Southwest in San Diego, California, for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft interrogator system. The effort will provide testing, troubleshooting, diagnostic, and repair capabilities for the AN/APX-122A Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogator system.
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