Definitive Contract FA862010C4000

This contract award is for the Global Hawk LRIP Lot 10 with advance procurement long lead, issued by the U.S. Air Force's Aeronautical Systems Center to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation's Aeronautics Systems Division. The $28,128,069.00 fixed-price incentive contract is for the procurement and sustainment of the RQ-4A/B Global Hawk, a Major Defense Acquisition Program managed by the Air Force. This high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system is used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions. The contract does not include any set-aside designations. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor, with key subcontractors including Raytheon, L3Harris Technologies, Goodrich Corporation, and Collins Aerospace. The Global Hawk program follows the Major Capability Acquisition pathway and is designated as an Acquisition Category IC program, managed by the Air Force Materiel Command and its subordinate organizations.