Northrop to Build Supersonic Flying Wing Prototype

Source URL: http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/2006/ct20060317-12667.html
Posted at: http://www.air-attack/com/news/news_article/1270

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Western Region, El Segundo, Calif., was awarded on March 16, 2006, a $3,800,325 increment of a $10,295,593 other transaction for prototypes agreement to develop a conceptual and preliminary design of an experimental aircraft to demonstrate the feasibility of a supersonic, tailless, oblique flying wing aircraft.
Work will be performed in El Segundo, Calif. and will be completed in November 2007. Funds will not expire at the end of this fiscal year. A Federal Business Opportunities solicitation was issued on Aug. 19, 2005, and 3 proposals were received. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is the contracting activity (HR0011-06-9-0005).

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