
The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $404 million modification on April 1 to procure two E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft and various non-recurring support for the E-2D. The Defense Department contract announcement noted this modification “contract options for non-recurring engineering and software support activities as well as product support for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye full rate production (FRP).” The modification also procures the two E-2Ds, one each in full rate production Lots 8 and 9. Work will mostly be split…