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Northrop Grumman Gets $323 Million AARGM-ER EMD Contract

Thursday, March 7th, 2019

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Northrop Grumman Gets $323 Million AARGM-ER EMD Contract

Northrop Grumman's AARGM-ER missile check fit in the F-35 weapons bay. Photo: Northrop Grumman

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Northrop Grumman a $323 million contract on Thursday for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The AARGM is a joint U.S. Navy-Italian Air Force international cooperative acquisition program to upgrade the legacy Raytheon [RTN] AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile) HARM) system. The AARGM targets land and sea-based radar air defense system. Orbital ATK, which is now Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, is the prime…

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