Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. has received a $70 million U.S. Air Force delivery order to support the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber's satellite communication system.
The cost-reimbursable, firm-fixed-price delivery order covers work on the Spirit's Ultra High Frequency Satellite Communication Receiver Transmitter program.
The contractor will provide obsolescence resolution to support the aging B-2 fleet.
Work will be performed in Iowa and is expected to be completed by September 2020.
The prime B-2 contractor, Northrop is leading an industry team that is working with the service to modernize the fleet to keep it fully mission capable.
The B-2 is the only U.S. aircraft that combines long range, large payload and stealth in a single platform.
It can fly 6,000 nautical miles without refueling and 10,000 nautical miles on one aerial refueling.
It can also carry more than 20 tons of conventional and nuclear ordnance and deliver it precisely in all weather conditions.
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