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$55,258,933

Department of Transportation·Federal Aviation Administration

to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

aerospaceexpiring · 20d· period of performance ends in 20 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2017 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2017-06-08·LATEST ACTION2026-04-09·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_DTFAWA17C00023_6920_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

IGF::OT::IGF NORTHRUP GRUMMAN MISSION SYSTEMS (NGMS)SUPPORT FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT VOICE SWITCH IIA (RDVS IIA), ENHANCED TERMINAL VOICE SWITCH (ETVS) OR SMALL TOWER VOICE SWITCH (STVS).

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Northrop Grumman provides mission systems support for FAA voice switch infrastructure upgrades across multiple tower types.

Sub-sectors
faa-civil-aviationvoice-communications-infrastructureair-traffic-control
Why this matters

Modernizing air traffic control voice systems is critical for aviation safety, capacity, and operational resilience across U.S. airspace.

Supply-chain signal

Large contract indicates sustained demand for specialized telecom/voice infrastructure components and systems integration in aviation sector.

U.S.–China competition angle

Voice switch modernization strengthens U.S. air traffic control independence and reduces reliance on foreign communications technology in critical infrastructure.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002243.

Period of performance
Start
2017-06-08
End
2026-06-08
Status
expiring · 20din 20 days
Sources

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