At least Raytheon is:
"Raytheon wins Air Force jet radar contract; F-15Es upgrade may bring firm as much as $1b over 10 years" by Robert Weisman/Boston Globe November 3, 2007
Good thing we didn't need that money here!
Waltham defense giant Raytheon Co. yesterday said it won a contract to upgrade radar for the Air Force's F-15E fighter jets, an award with an estimated value of up to $1 billion over 10 years.
Raytheon will supply its advanced technology systems, called active electronically scanned array, or AESA, radar, to Boeing Co., the prime contractor for the aircraft. The parties wouldn't disclose a price tag for the program, which will upgrade all 224 of the two-seat F-15E fighters used in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.
Boeing selected Raytheon for the upgrade over a competing contractor, Northrop Grumman Corp. of Los Angeles.
The new radar systems improve both the performance and the reliability of F-15Es, said Tom Kennedy, the Raytheon vice president for tactical airborne systems. Kennedy said they enable the crew to see targets and map ground installations at longer ranges. At the same time, he said, their solid state electronics design has removed many mechanical moving parts, reducing radar maintenance.
Raytheon's modernization program is scheduled to begin next year. The new radar and enhanced capabilities are expected to keep the F-15Es flying in the Air Force fleet through 2035."
In the meantime, Amurka, you can gorge yourself on shit!
