
The Navy awarded Tactical Air Support Inc. a $265 million contract to modify 22 Northrop Grumman [NOC] F-5 Tiger aircraft the service bought from Switzerland. This contract specifically covers non-recurring engineering, inspection, modification, and block upgrade efforts for 16 F-5E and six F-5F Tiger II aircraft from a Switzerland configuration to a Navy/Marine Corps N+/F+ configuration. The Defense Department announcement said this contract also procures eight block upgrade retrofits to existing fleet aircraft. Last year, Navy officials told a House…