Definitive Contract FA865017C2207

The Department of the Air Force Materiel Command Research Laboratory awarded Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation a $2.5 million definitive contract to develop future automated surface technologies for remotely piloted aircraft. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Division, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation, will serve as the prime contractor on this cost-plus-fixed-fee contract running from December 2016 through October 2017. The contract aims to advance technologies for the autonomous operation of aircraft, helping the Air Force progress its unmanned aerial systems capabilities. No subcontractors or set aside designations were identified. The work will be performed in El Segundo, California and support the Air Force's research into next-generation unmanned flight technologies.