Northrop Grumman Receives More Than $1 Billion for Advanced Hawkeye

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Bethpage, New York, recently received two contract modifications for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft (AHE). One modification is valued at close to $761 million, the other at $34 million. The first award is for the manufacture and delivery of five low-rate initial production (LRIP), lot three aircraft, including associated non-recurring support. In addition, this modification provides for long lead materials and related support for five LRIP, lot four, E-2D AHE aircraft. The second modification definitizes the previously awarded modification for the procurement of one additional E-2D Advanced Hawkeye low-rate initial production, lot two, aircraft. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.