Northrup Grumman awarded $217.2M for BACN payload support

Northrop Grumman Methods was awarded a $217.2 million modification to offer operation and help for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node payload operations, the Pentagon has introduced.

Underneath the deal, Northrup Grumman will help payload gear and companies for the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, a U.S. Air Power relay and gateway system carried by the EQ-48 and Bombardier E-11A plane.

The node permits real-time info move throughout the battlespace in line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight operations.

Work shall be carried out in San Diego and at undisclosed abroad places, with an anticipated completion date of Jan. 23, 2021.

This deal modifies an earlier contract awarding $172.7 million for BACN payload operation and help companies.

In response to the Division of Protection’s Wednesday announcement, the overall cumulative worth for the contract is $570.2 million.

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