
The Air Force on Tuesday awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $149.6 million contract modification to exercise an option year for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) payload operations and sustainment. BACN is a high-altitude airborne gateway that distributes and translates voice communications and other information from various sources to provide improved situational awareness. The Air Force first awarded the $172.6 million contract to Northrop Grumman in January 2018, with a $13.2 million contract modification awarded in March 2018. The option…