Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has won a $463 million contract to upgrade components for U.S. Air Force infrared countermeasures systems, the Defense Department announced Friday.
The company’s systems segment will perform depot-level work on 20 components of the AN/AAQ-24(V) Large Aircraft Infrared system.
Work under the requirements contract will occur in Warner Robins, Ga. through July 26, 2017 and Robins Air Force Base is the contracting activity.
Earlier this month, the Air Force announced it was planning to award Northrop an estimated $782.52 million contract modification for continued operation of communications payloads.
The total contract value to operate communications payloads in both manned and unmanned aircraft would go from nearly $874.38 million to $1.66 billion.
[...] Grumman has won a $463 million contract to upgrade components for U.S. Air Force infrared countermeasures [...]
[...] Air Force contract with Northrop, worth nearly $463 million, calls on the company to upgrade components for infrared countermeasures [...]
[...] is producing infrared components for the AN/AAQ-24(V) Large Aircraft Infrared system under a $463 million [...]