Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum, Maryland, has been awarded a $10,981,620 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) research project. Work will be performed in Linthicum, Maryland (40%); Beavercreek, Ohio (40%); and Woodland Hills, California (20%), with an expected completion date of April 2026. Fiscal 2024 research, development, test and engineering funds in the amount of $6,381,959 are being obligated at time of award. This contract was a competitive acquisition in which eight offers were received. DARPA, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR001124C0459).