Northrop Awarded $5M for RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 & 40 LRIP Lot 7

Posted on: Feb. 16th, 2007 || Source: DoD | E-mail Article | Print Article

Northrop Awarded $5M for RQ-4 Global Hawk Block 30 & 40 LRIP Lot 7

DoD Contract - Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $5,000,000 fixed-price-incentive, firm-target contract. This action provides for Long Lead Parts/Advance Procurement for the following Low Rate Initial Production Lot 7 items:

a) two (2) RQ-4 Block 30-ASIP enabled air vehicles each containing an Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suite
b) three (3) RQ-4 Block 40 air vehicles each containing a Multi Platform-Radar Technology Insertion Program Sensor,
c) one, (1) Mission Control Element,
d) one (1) Launch Recovery Element (LRE),
e) two (2) Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suites,
f) Support Segment-support equipment and initial spares.

At this time, total funds have been obligated. This work will be complete May 2008. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-06-C-3002).

RQ-4 Block 20

An RQ-4 with Lightning in the background

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