The Air Force plans to cancel a contract with Raytheon to develop the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar due to "numerous technical and supplier challenges." "The Air Force is changing its acquisition strategy for the Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) program and will take actions to conclude its current engineering and manufacturing development contract with Raytheon." Air Force spokeswoman Patty Welsh told Inside Defense today. The service originally chose Raytheon as the 3DELRR prime contract in 2014, but Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman - both of whom made failing bids for the project -protested the award. Then, when the Air Force opted to take corrective action to re-start the bidding process, Raytheon protested the service's decision. The compounding protests resulted in a nearly three-year program pause that culminated with a new contract to Raytheon in 2017.
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