£665 million AWACS contract
Northrop Grumman has signed a £665 million contract to provide aircraft-maintenance and design-engineering support services for the UK’s fleet of E-3D Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.
has signed the contract to provide aircraft-maintenance and design-engineering support services for the
's Royal Air Force fleet of E-3D Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft. Northrop Grumman was selected as the Preferred Bidder by the UK Ministry of Defence in July 2004.
The Sentry Whole Life Support Programme contract is valued at approximately £665 million over 20 years.
"This contract provides an excellent opportunity for Northrop Grumman, in partnership with the
Northrop Grumman's IT sector, the overall lead on the programme, will support the maintenance schedule for AWACS aircraft, ensuring that only one aircraft, out of a fleet of seven, is in scheduled maintenance at any given time. The IT sector will also provide systems integration, programme management and the information technology infrastructure. The contract also includes repairs of structural parts and inventory upkeep, support of design engineering, maintenance training, and conversion and management of technical publications in an electronic format.
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