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Northrop Wins $256M to Support Global Hawk Operations

  • (Source: US Department of Defense)
  • 12:00 AM, October 6, 2008
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[Northrop Grumman] Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Sector, of San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a cost plus incentive fee contract for an estimated $276 million. This contract will provide all logistics support activities required to support the Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle fielded systems and subsystems used in peacetime operations, which includes fielded air vehicles, engines, payloads, ground segments, and support segments. The contractor shall provide materials and support services to include planning, operations support and maintenance in support of Global Hawk fielded systems used in peacetime CONUS and OCONUS deployments. At this time no funds have been obligated. 560th ACSG/GFKAB, Robins AFB, Ga., is the contracting activity (FA8528-09-D-0001).
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