Gayle Barnachea
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a large aerospace and defense company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. The company specializes in developing cutting-edge technology and security solutions for space, land, air, sea, and cyber domains.
Northrop Grumman’s operations are enabled by agreements granted by different federal government agencies. Below are the top government contracts awarded to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation.
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What are the top 10 Northrop Grumman Government Contracts?
1. NAWCAD’s Webster Outlying Field Portfolio Services, $249.72 Million
- Contracting activity: Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
- Contract type: Cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost reimbursable, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
- Value: $249.72 Million
- Contract date: March 4, 2022
Northrop Grumman is one of the 64 companies the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) selected to fulfill the contract that supports growth and provides emerging requirements for the agency’s Webster Out Lying Field services portfolio. The portfolio covers strategic sourcing management across combat integration, mission solutions, air traffic control, etc.
The agreement is valued at $249.72 million and will be completed by March 2027. NAWCAD chose Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. and the other 63 companies via electronic request, with 107 proposals received from 69 vendors.
2. MCSC’s Contract for Next-Generation Targeting Handheld System Services, $252 Million
- Contracting activity: Marine Corps Systems Command
- Contract type: Hybrid (firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
- Value: $252 Million
- Contract date: February 17, 2022
The US Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) chose Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. to work on the Next Generation Targeting Handheld System (NGHTS). No funds were obligated at the time of the award, as they will be allocated for each task as ordered.
Under the hybrid contract’s terms, Northrop Grumman’s efforts include testing, spare parts, engineering services, logistics support, training and documentation, and low-rate and full-rate production. The contract is scheduled to be completed by February 2030.
3. SDA’s Agreement to Build Tranche 1 Transport Layer Prototype Constellations, $692 Million
- Contracting activity: Space Development Agency
- Value: $692 Million
- Contract date: February 2022
In February 2022, the Space Development Agency (SDA) selected Northrop Grumman to build 42 satellites for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL). The contract is valued at $692 million and entails Northrop Grumman executing a research and development program for the progress of the T1TL’s prototype constellation mesh network.
Through Northrop Grumman’s work, SDA’s T1TL constellation will enable secure connectivity that aids military surveillance, opponent and missile monitoring, and fast orbital communications to warfighters. The satellites are scheduled for launch in September 2024.
4. ACC Army Special Ammunition and Weapon System Contract, $750 Million
- Contracting activity: US Army Contracting Command
- Contract type: Firm-fixed-price
- Value: $750 Million
- Contract date: January 31, 2022
Northrop Grumman is one of two vendors the US Army Contracting Command (ACC) selected to compete for the firm-fix-priced contract to supply the special ammunition and weapons systems. The other company chosen was Global Military Products.
The contract has a value of $750 million, with the work locations and funding to be determined with each order by the ACC. The appointed vendors must complete the contract’s tasks and terms until its scheduled end time on January 30, 2027.
5. Northrop Grumman Develops Innovative Multi-Domain Systems Capabilities for AFLCMC, $900 Million
- Contracting activity: Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
- Contract type: Indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
- Value: $900 Million
- Contract date: December 9, 2022
Northrop Grumman Systems is among several companies that secured the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to develop innovative multi-domain systems capabilities for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC).
The IDIQ agreement is valued at $900 million and entails the chosen contractors characterizing new technologies, testing, rapid prototyping, and capability transitioning. All winning vendors are to amplify the AFLCMC’s multi-domain systems capabilities in effectively blocking aggressive attacks and countering the latest enemy threats. Northrop Grumman and the other contracted vendors are expected to complete this deal by December 2032.
6. AFLCMC Signs Northrop and 5 Other Companies for Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion Program Prototype Phase, $975 Million
- Contracting activity: Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
- Contract type: Indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity
- Value: $975 Million
- Contract date: August 19, 2022
AFLCMC awards Northrop Grumman Systems with the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion program contract. The IDIQ agreement has a ceiling value of $975 million allocated for Northrop Grumman to focus on designing, analyzing, rig testing, testing weapon prototypes, and integrating weapon systems.
Through this contract, AFLCMC will be able to execute the program’s prototype phase, enable propulsion systems for air-dominance platforms, and innovate the industrial propulsion base.
7. US Army Selects Northrop Grumman to Deliver Integrated Battle Command Systems, $1.3 Billion
- Contracting activity: US Army Contracting Command
- Contract type: Hybrid (cost-no-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee and fixed-price-incentive)
- Value: $1.3 Billion
- Contract date: December 23, 2021
On December 23, 2021, the US Army Contracting Command (ACC) awarded
Northrop Grumman the contract for the low-rate and full-rate production of the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS). With a contract value of $1.3 billion, Northrop Grumman is tasked to design and manufacture 160 IBCS for the US Army and its international allies.
IBCS detects airborne threats and enemy missiles. This system is crucial for the US Army’s modernization plans to address the changes in the battlefield. Northrop Grumman will be funded according to each order and committed to this hybrid contract until December 22, 2026.
8. Variants of the Global Hawk Uncrewed Surveillance Plane Contract, $3.2 Billion
- Contracting activity: US Air Force
- Value: $3.2 Billion
- Contract date: September 2015
The US Air Force utilized Northrop Grumman’s expertise in developing aircraft and aerospace defense systems through the Global Hawk Unmanned Surveillance Plane contract. The contract has a value of $3.2 billion and was awarded to Northrop Grumman in September 2015.
Northrop Grumman was selected to handle the avionics upgrade, maintenance, and technology insertion of the US Air Force’s RQ-4 Global Hawk uncrewed surveillance plane and variants. Northrop Grumman designed Global Hawk to reach higher altitudes for more than 30 hours and provide real-time and high-resolution imagery of massive land areas, regardless of the time of day and weather conditions.
9. Northrop Grumman Contract with MDA for Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Weapon System Development, $3.29 Billion
- Contracting activity: Missile Defense Agency
- Contract type: Indefinite-delivery/Indefinite-quantity
- Value: $3.29 Billion
- Contract date: July 29, 2022
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) awarded the IDIQ contract for Ground-based Midcourse Defense Weapon System (GWS) Development to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Work was executed on July 29, 2022, in Huntsville, Alabama, with the ordering period lasting through July 29, 2027.
With a potential contract value of $3.29 billion, Northrop Grumman was entrusted with developing, testing, verifying, supporting, and fielding GWS software and hardware to meet warfighter needs and enhance defense against evolving threats.
10. Northrop Grumman Secures Contract to Replace Aging Intercontinental Ballistic Missile System, $13.3 Billion
- Contracting activity: US Air Force
- Value: $13.3 Billion
- Contract date: September 2020
Northrop Grumman secured the contract for the US Army’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program in September 2020. The aerospace and defense corporation was tasked to upgrade and modernize the old stock of intercontinental ballistic missiles for a contract value of $13.3 billion.
The contract entails Northrop Grumman working on the ballistic missile’s weapon system design, qualification, test and evaluation, and nuclear certification for 8.5 years. Northrop Grumman is expected to deliver a modern and fully integrated missile system for the Air Force by 2029.
Northrop Grumman: Defining Possibilities in Every Domain
Northrop Grumman boasts a 95,000-strong workforce committed to “defining what’s possible” in multiple domains. The company continues to innovate its services through science, technology, and engineering to bolster security everywhere on the planet.
