Joint STARS award for Northrop Grumman
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman an initial $12.5m to begin non-recurring engineering work required to replace engines on the E-8C Joint STARS aircraft.
has received an initial $12.5m to begin non-recurring engineering work required to replace engines on the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) aircraft. The contract was awarded by the
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Last month the US Air Force and Northrop Grumman announced the selection of the Pratt & Whitney/Seven Q Seven team to supply their integrated Propulsion Pod System, which includes the JT8D-219 engine.
‘These are exciting times for the Joint STARS program,’ said Dave Nagy, Northrop Grumman vice president for Joint STARS. ‘In addition to re-engining, there are numerous mission suite capability enhancements underway and planned for this 707-based platform. This allows the Joint STARS to perform an even more critical role in our country's defence and in the protection of our military troops in distant and dispersed locations. The addition of new engines on the Joint STARS means that it will continue fulfilling those roles and new ones for the next 50 or more years.’
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