Satnews Daily
December 17th, 2014

Four Global Hawks Heading To Republic of Korea


[SatNews] Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, has been awarded a $657,400,000 hybrid contract including firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract action for aircraft for the Republic of Korea.

Northrop Grumman will provide four RQ-4B Block 30 Global Hawk air vehicles, two spare engines, and the applicable Ground Control Environment elements. Each will contain an Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suite. Work will be performed at San Diego, California, and is expected to be complete by June 28, 2019.

This contract involves foreign military sales. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-15-C-3001).

Northrop Grumman's infosite is located at http://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/GlobalHawk/Pages/default.aspx