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Saturday, December 16, 2006

Northrop Grumman Wins Contract to Upgrade Japanese E-767 AWACS Radar

E-767 Airborne Warning and Control SystemNorthrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from The Boeing Company to upgrade Japan's four E-767 Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) aircraft.

The total value, if an additional option is exercised, of this Foreign Military Sale through the U.S. Air Force Material Command's Electronic Systems Center could be as high as $73 million to Northrop Grumman.

The contract calls for Northrop Grumman to provide four Radar System Improvement Program (RSIP) kits for Japan's E-767 fleet, spares and repair parts, support equipment, technical publications and documentation, services and other related program elements to ensure complete AWACS mission equipment supportability. A follow-on installation and check-out contract is planned to begin in 2010.

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