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Air Force to Award Northrop Grumman Up to $4.8 Billion For Global Hawk Modernization

Air Force to Award Northrop Grumman Up to $4.8 Billion For Global Hawk Modernization
A Block 40 version of Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk UAV in flight. DoD uses the electromagnetic spectrum to communicate with Global Hawks from the ground. Photo: Northrop Grumman.

The Air Force intends to award Northrop Grumman [NOC] a sole-source contract for the ongoing development and production of all RQ-4 Global Hawk variants, as well as modernization, retrofit and sustainment activities. A presolicitation notice released Oct. 9 on FedBizOpps states that the performance period is scheduled to last through fiscal year 2030, with an anticipated contract ceiling of $4.8 billion. The service released a “sources sought synopsis” related to Global Hawk modernization work in April 2018, and results “did…

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