- Northrop has landed an Army contract to build guided artillery munitions
- The contract will run through September 2031
- Army Contracting Command is overseeing the award
Northrop Grumman has received a potential five-year, $862.8 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Army to produce and deliver M1156 precision guidance kits and variants.
The Department of War said Thursday the Army conducted an online solicitation and received one offer for the IDIQ contract.
What Is the Scope of the Army Contract?
Under the firm-fixed-price IDIQ award, Northrop will manufacture, test, inspect, package and deliver M1156 precision guidance kits and variants to the Army.
Army Contracting Command in Newark, New Jersey, is the contracting activity and expects contract work to run through Sept. 3, 2021. Work locations and funding will be determined with each individual order placed under the contract.
What Is the M1156 Precision Guidance Kit?
M1156 PGK is a GPS-based guidance kit with fuzing functions designed for use with the Army’s existing stockpile of M795 and M549A1 high-explosive 155mm projectiles. The kit corrects the ballistic trajectory of a projectile in flight to reduce delivery errors, improving accuracy and cutting down the number of rounds needed to complete a fire mission. It is compatible with the M109A7 Paladin Integrated Management, M109A6 Paladin and M777A2 lightweight towed howitzer platforms, and supports both point-detonation and height-of-burst fuze modes.
What Other Military Contracts Has Northrop Recently Secured?
Beyond the Army’s latest precision guidance kit award, Northrop Grumman has secured several contracts and reported program milestones across the military services this year. The Space Force awarded the company a $398 million contract for the Enhanced PTS-P protected satellite communications prototype, with deployment targeted for fiscal year 2030, while the Navy modified an existing contract to add $225 million for E-130J TACAMO training systems through 2027.
On the munitions and testing side, Northrop completed the maiden flight of its redesigned intercontinental ballistic missile target vehicle and secured a $233 million Navy contract to build MK54 MOD 2 torpedoes. The company was also among five contractors selected for the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Lethality Challenge.
Northrop’s work with the Air Force has moved forward as well, with an agreement to expand B-21 Raider production by 25 percent and the start of construction on the Sentinel missile silo program.
