U.S. Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman $287 Million Contract for Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Systems
16 Mars 2007 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
System Delivers High Altitude, Long Endurance Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance Capabilities for Warfighters SAN
DIEGO, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force has
awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $287 million
contract for the next production lot (Lot 5) of RQ-4 Global Hawk
unmanned aerial systems. The Global Hawk system can survey vast
regions to bring real-time imagery intelligence to the warfighter
in any weather, day or night. "This contract award represents the
continuation of a highly capable system, which has demonstrated
unprecedented success in its first production deployment," said
Randy Brown, Global Hawk Systems Group director with the Air
Force's 303rd Aeronautical Systems Group at Wright-Patterson Air
Force Base, Ohio. "In 2006, it flew more than 3,300 combat hours,
taking over 50,000 images directly supporting our deployed forces
in support of the global war on terrorism." The contract includes
five air vehicles, one mission control element, one launch and
recovery element, four enhanced integrated sensor suites (EISS) and
sustaining support. Four of the five air vehicles will be in the
Block 30 configuration with one in the Block 40 configuration.
Block 30 air vehicles will be equipped with the EISS and will be
airborne signals intelligence payload capable. The Block 40 air
vehicle will be Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program
payload capable. "This award reaffirms the Air Force's confidence
in Global Hawk and our commitment in keeping the program on cost
and on schedule," said Jerry Madigan, Northrop Grumman vice
president of the high altitude long endurance systems market
segment. "These air vehicles deliver priceless intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to our warfighters."
The Global Hawk fuselage is assembled at the Unmanned Systems
Center in Moss Point, Miss. The fuselage is shipped to the primary
Global Hawk manufacturing center in Palmdale, Calif., where the
130-foot wings are mated and final assembly completed. The first
air vehicle in Lot 5 is currently in production and scheduled for
delivery to the Air Force early next year. Work on this contract
will continue through February 2009. Northrop Grumman Corporation
is a $30 billion global defense and technology company whose
122,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and
solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and
shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.
DATASOURCE: Northrop Grumman Corporation CONTACT: Gemma Loochkartt
of Northrop Grumman Corporation, +1-858-618-4245, Web site:
http://www.northropgrumman.com/
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