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Northrop Grumman Expects ‘Imminent’ Draft RFP Release For F-16 AESA Radar Upgrade

Tuesday, September 11th, 2012

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] expects the Air Force to release a draft request for proposals (RFP) for its F-16 radar upgrade program “imminently,” a company official said yesterday. Though he didn’t know the exact day of the draft RFP release, Northrop Grumman Vice President and General Manager for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) & Targeting Systems Joe Ensor told reporters yesterday he knew what kind of RFP it would be. “We are awaiting a draft RFP imminently,” Ensor said. “It will be…

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