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Northrop Grumman Awarded $135 Million Contract for ALCM Refurbishment

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, September 3rd, 2020

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Northrop Grumman Awarded $135 Million Contract for ALCM Refurbishment

A Boeing AGM-86B (ALCM) on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo)

The U.S. Air Force on Sept. 2 awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $135 million contract for refurbishment of the inertial navigation system of the Boeing [BA] AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM). "Work encompasses the disassembly, cleaning, inspection, maintenance, re-assembly, testing and finishing actions as required to return the end item to a like-new condition," the Air Force said. "Work will be predominantly performed in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is expected to be completed Sept. 3, 2034." The Air…

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