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Army Taps Northrop Grumman For SANG Modernization

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Friday, January 22nd, 2010

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The U.S. Army recently awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a potential $550 million contract to continue the modernization and training of the Saudi Arabia National Guard (SANG). The five-year, cost-plus-award-fee hybrid contract also contains fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price elements. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman subsidiary Vinnell Arabia LLC will provide U.S. Army-based doctrine and military training as well as logistics and support services that will further contribute to SANG fulfilling its national defense mission with self-sustained command, control and operational capabilities. The…

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