The Air Force awarded Boeing Co.‘s Satellite Systems, Inc. a $21 million for Wideband Global SATCOM 7 & Beyond SV10 spare parts, the Defense Department announced Thursday.
Work will be performed in Palm Bay, Fla., and El Segundo, Calif.
The Pentagon expects the Chicago, Ill.-based firm to finish by June 2012.
HQ SMC/PKJW, El Segundo, Calif., is the contracting activity.
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