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USSOCOM Taps Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems For AC/MC-130J Countermeasures

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Monday, January 4th, 2016

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USSOCOM Taps Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems For AC/MC-130J Countermeasures

An AC-130J taxis the runway for its first official sortie Jan. 31, 2014, at Eglin AFB, Fla. Photo: Air Force.

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and BAE Systems secured contracts in November to provide AC/MC-130J radio frequency countermeasures (RFCM) for special operations forces.Northrop Grumman received nearly $33 million while BAE received almost $22 million, according to a Nov. 12 Defense Department statement. Northrop Grumman’s total contract value for the basic period and eight option periods is $385 million while BAE's similar contract could be worth as much as $376 million, according to a notice posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). BAE said…

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