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Northrop to Provide Aerial Refueling Services for Navy Unmanned Aircraft Air System

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (NYSE: NOC), San Diego, Calif., has won a $24, 947, 647 modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy cost-plus-incentive-fee contract.

The company will provide autonomous aerial refueling technology maturation and demonstration activities in support of the Navy unmanned combat air system demonstration. Services include:

  • air systems, air vehicle segment and mission management segment requirements definition
  • integration planning and verification planning
  • definition of certification requirements
  • approach
Work will be performed in San Diego, Calif., and is expected to be completed in December 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md. is the contracting activity.

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