US Air Force Provides Funding for Block 30 and Block 40 RQ-4 Global Hawk

Released on Thursday, May 17, 2007

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Integrated Systems Air Combat Systems, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $11,450,000 fixed-price-incentive � firm-target contract to provide for low rate initial production lot 7 items: two RQ-4 Block 30 � Airborne Signal Intelligence Processor enabled air vehicles each containing an enhanced Integrated Sensor Suites; three RQ-4 Block 40 air vehicles � each containing a Multi Platform-Radar Technology Insertion Program Sensor; One Mission Control Element; Two enhanced Integrated Sensor Suites; Support Segment � support equipment and initial spares. At this time, total funds have been obligated. This work will be complete March 2008. Headquarters Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-07-C-4015).