ORLANDO, Fla., July 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air
Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a
contract potentially worth $490
million to continue providing network and integration
services under the Distributed Mission Operations Network (DMON)
2.0 service contract.
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The DMON enables dissimilar aircraft platforms located across
the globe to seamlessly interoperate and train together in a
realistic virtual environment.
The single-award, firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery,
indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract was awarded by the Air Force
Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio. The five-year contract could
be extended through June 30, 2023, if
all options are exercised.
Northrop Grumman has been the prime contractor on the Combat Air
Force Distributed Mission Training Operations and Integration
program since its inception in 1999.
"Northrop Grumman and our teammates partnered with the Air Force
to build the Distributed Mission Operations Network from the ground
up. For more than a decade, we have been proud to support critical
warfighter training on events ranging from small-scale daily
composite team training to large force engagements involving
multiple sites and complex missions," said Mike Twyman, sector vice president and general
manager of the Defense Systems division for Northrop Grumman
Information Systems.
"The innovations we've instituted over the years have made the
DMON more powerful, more efficient and more affordable," said
Lisa Harris, Northrop Grumman's DMON
2.0 program manager in Orlando,
where the majority of the work will be performed. "In the years
ahead, we stand ready to support the Air Force in extending the
reach of DMON to additional sites and platforms, and exploring
added capabilities to realize the full potential of this realistic,
cost-effective training."
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
SOURCE Northrop Grumman Corporation