
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Oct. 17 that the U.S. Air Force has chosen the company to support E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) aircraft at their first base in the continental United States--Robins AFB, Ga. In February, the Air Force activated the 18th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Robins to fly BACN. The squadron under the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks, N.D. is expected be fully operational by fiscal year 2027. Northrop Grumman said that its support…