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Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman Contract For Air Force Weather Work

Pat Host

Monday, August 25th, 2014

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Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman Contract For Air Force Weather Work

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The Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract valued at up to $300 million for theAir Force Weather (AFW) program, according to a company statement. AFW provides a range of terrestrial and space environmental information, products and services to military users worldwide. The Air Force, Army, special operations forces and others rely on AFW for mission planning, combat operations by military units in the field and airfield and flight operations. Under the contract, known…

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