Northrop Awarded $60M for Global Hawk low rate initial production

Posted on: May. 25th, 2006 || Source: defenselink.mil | E-mail Article | Print Article

Northrop Grumman Systems, Integrated Systems Air Combat Systems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $60,621,200 fixed-price-incentive, firm target contract.

This action provides for long lead parts/advance procurement for the following low rate initial production lot 6 items:

• five RQ-4B Air Vehicles;
  
• three mission control elements;
  
• three launch recovery elements,
  
• support segment-support equipment and initial spares.
  

At this time, total funds have been obligated. Solicitations began February 2006 and negotiations were complete in May 2006. This work will be complete March 2007. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-06-C-3002).

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Editors Note:
This contract was first announced on May 8, but now, this $60 Million contract includes only five RQ-4B Global Hawks, instead of six. The May 8 announcement was incorrect and had already been removed by the DoD. The original announcement on May 8 was a $60 million contract for 6 RQ-4B Global Hawks.
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