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Northrop Grumman To Provide Gen II Mission Computers For Navy H-1 Upgrade

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday said it was awarded a $9.3 million firm-fixed-price contract by Naval Air Systems Command to provide Gen II mission computers for the H-1 Upgrade helicopter program. The work under the order will be to supply Gen II mission computers and trays for the H-1 Upgrade program's Lot 10 production aircraft. Deliveries are expected to be completed by January 2015. Dual mission computers are the heart of Northrop Grumman's Integrated Avionics System (IAS) that powers H-1 helicopters'…

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