Air Force Awards Northrop $304M F-16 Radar Sustainment Contract for Eight Countries

Northrop Grumman has secured a $303.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the repair and return of radar components used on F-16 fighter aircraft operated by eight U.S. partner nations.

The Department of Defense said Thursday the firm-fixed-price contract, issued by the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center at Hill Air Force Base, supports foreign military sales customers in Bahrain, Bulgaria, Greece, South Korea, Slovakia, Taiwan, Morocco and Jordan. It runs through November 2030.

Why Was Northrop Grumman Selected?

The contract was awarded as a sole-source acquisition. Northrop manufactures F-16 radar systems, including the AN/APG-68 and the advanced AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar used on the newest F-16 Viper configuration.

The AN/APG-83 active electronically scanned array radar provides high-resolution mapping and improved detection capabilities. Several partner countries, including Taiwan, Slovakia and Bahrain, are upgrading portions of their fleets to the F-16V standard.

While the ceiling value of the contract is $303.6 million, $2.7 million in FMS funds were obligated at the time of the award. The work will be performed at Linthicum Heights, Maryland.

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