CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.,
Sept. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a
$61 million performance based
logistics (PBL) supply support contract from the U.S. Naval Supply
Systems Command's NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support facility in
Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
This five-year contract will enable 24-hour, 7 days a week
fleet support and continues a 10-year partnership between Northrop
Grumman's Charlottesville
operation and the NAVSUP Weapon Systems Support Command.
The contract includes the management of various Northrop
Grumman-supplied products and systems including the WSN Ring Laser
Gyro Navigation system, AN/BPS-15/16 Radar Set Weapon system,
Steering/Scalable Integrated Bridge System and SPQ-9B radar set
items.
The PBL program encompasses new build spare parts, repairs,
onboard spare parts support, obsolescence management, inventory
control, configuration management, serial number tracking and
customer database entries involving most every active Navy surface
ship and submarine, as well as select foreign naval surface ships
under Foreign Military Sales agreements.
"Timely fleet support to help ensure the highest level of
operational readiness has been a top priority for the last decade
and we are honored to support this mission," said Todd Leavitt, vice president of Maritime
Systems, Northrop Grumman. "By supporting unforeseen needs and
faster turnaround deployment schedules, the PBL program
dramatically increases the availability of critically required
parts to satisfy our Navy warfighters quickly and cost
effectively."
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.
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