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Northrop Grumman Adds To MQ-5B Hunter Logistics Support Work

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, December 9th, 2011

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said the Army awarded it two contractor logistics support contract modifications totaling $91.2 million for the MQ-5B Hunter program. The cost-plus-fixed-fee interoperability engineering change proposal and the tactical common data link (TCDL) RESET programs both have a period of performance of 12 months. For the TCDL RESET, Northrop Grumman will reset the current C-Band Hunter MQ-5B systems with TCDL technology to include resetting Hunter air vehicles, ground stations and data terminals with TCDL technology, the company…

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