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Bid Protest Looms in Navy $3.5 Billion TACAMO Award to Northrop Grumman

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

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Bid Protest Looms in Navy $3.5 Billion TACAMO Award to Northrop Grumman

The U.S. Navy said that it accepted the first upgraded, Block II E-6B from Northrop Grumman's plant in Lake Charles, La. in June last year (U.S. Navy Photo)

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