US Army Buys More Hunter UAV Systems

November 3, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Contract Awards, Military Aviation, Northrop Grumman Corp., U.S. Army, development program, production program 

The US Army awarded Northrop Grumman a contract valued at $97 M for Hunter Unmanned Aeriel Vehicles (UAV) and ground control stations. The Los Angeles Times reported on the order. Interestingly the article said that the systems were being procured through the “contractor logistic support 2008 contract”. Contractor Logistics Support is usually where a civilian company is paid to provide the maintenance and support for the system, rather then using organic military personnel and parts. It may be that the contract has both production and CLS lines on it.

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KC-45 fallout continues

September 20, 2008 by Dagpotter · Comment
Filed under: Boeing, Contract Awards, Department of Defense, EADS, GAO, Military Aviation, Northrop Grumman Corp., Proposal, Protest, U.S. Air Force, commercial aviation, logistics, production program 

With the decision to not go ahead with the KC-45 recompete and the cancellation of the planned source selection, the Pentagon has decided that due to the decision to cancel the original contract Northrop Grumman, and EADS, will receive some termination fee. This will pay the company for any work that the did while the contract was active prior to the protest and GAO recommendation to recompete the proposal. Termination fees are common for when the Government cancels the contract for administrative reasons. If ti is canceled due to non-performance then it gets a little more difficult. Due to the high visibility of this decision, I am sure the Congress will take a look at any money payed to Northrop Grumman.

See the Los Angeles Times for more on this.

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