Raytheon's Marlborough Radar Contract Could Grow to $3.4 Billion

MARLBOROUGH -- The Navy has modified a production contract with Raytheon Missiles and Defense's Marlborough-based SPY-6 radar program, potentially pushing its total value to $3.4 billion, a defense-industry trade publication reported this week. The development landed alongside a new business opening downtown and a City Hall board meeting set for next week.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Navy modifies SPY-6 production contract, raising potential value to $3.4 billion," reads a headline from InsideDefense.com that circulated through the paper's news-alert inbox this week. The trade publication reports that Marlborough-based Raytheon Missiles and Defense was awarded a $1.8 billion fixed-price incentive modification tied to the radar program, according to InsideDefense.com (read it at https://insidedefense.com/node/228093).

"Marlborough Entrepreneur Opens Second Local Business," Marlborough Patch reports. The business owner, who began his life in the U.S. working long hours in restaurants, has expanded to a second location in the city, according to Patch (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/marlborough/marlborough-entrepreneur-opens-second-local-business).

"Robert R. Jennings, 63, of Marlborough," Community Advocate reports in an obituary. The longtime resident's funeral service is scheduled for Friday, July 24, at Evergreen Cemetery in Marlborough, according to the paper (read it at https://www.communityadvocate.com/obituaries/robert-r-jennings-63-of-marlborough/article_308682f4-4299-4f56-8c6c-56ea5a9bc84f.html).

COMING UP

City Hall's Retirement Board is scheduled to meet Tuesday, July 28.

Marlborough Patch's community calendar lists several downtown happenings this week: a Sage Boutique summer clearance sale beginning Thursday, July 23; a free sports-card and autograph show Saturday, July 25; a Parents' Night Out ninja-obstacle event for kids the same day; and a free Pokemon and trading-card show Sunday, July 26.