Tuesday, Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) received a $276 million contract from U.S. Air Force awarded for fielding and operational deployment of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node or BACN, an airborne communications system that provides warfighters with critical real-time battlefield information.
The 653rd Electronic Systems Group, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, made the award to fulfill an urgent and compelling requirement for enhanced communications capability for Overseas Contingency Operation. Tasking under the joint urgent operational need includes installing BACN on two Bombardier BD-700 Global Express aircraft and two Global Hawk Block 20 unmanned aerial vehicles.
The company noted that the contract will also fund the company's support for continuing operations of the existing BACN-equipped BD-700, which the Air Force deployed to meet warfighter requirements in December 2008. Production and integration of BACN will be performed at Northrop Grumman facilities in San Diego.
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