U.S. NAVY AWARDS LARGE AIRCRAFT INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES CONTRACT
WASHINGTON - Northrop Grumman Systems is being awarded $99.5 million for modification P00002 to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-16-C-0026) to exercise an option for procurement of hardware and technical support to integrate the Department of Navy Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (DoN LAIRCM) on combat aircraft for the Navy and Air Force. Hardware for this procurement includes weapon replaceable assemblies and support equipment, 302 advanced threat warning sensors, 41 control indicator units, 41 - 2103 signal processors, 82 guardian laser transmitter assemblies (GLTA), 82 GLTA shipping containers, 16 multi-role electro-optical end-to-end test sets, and 14 smart connector assemblies.
Work is expected to be completed in April 2019. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.