Contract Award: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Linthicum Heights, Maryland) – $59,978,362

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Maryland, was awarded a $59,978,362 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research and development. This contract provides support research and development for the VEYRON effort and will develop, fabricate and demonstrate a digital beamforming transceiver Application Specific Integrated Circuit design that integrates supply chain vulnerability mitigation through on chip Root of Security technology components. Work will be performed at Linthicum Heights, Maryland, and is expected to be completed by June 30, 2028. Fiscal 2025 Office of the Secretary of War funds in the total amount of $7,000,000 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. (FA2377-26-C-B004)