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$64,549,292

General Services Administration·Federal Acquisition Service

to NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION

defenseexpiring · 58d· period of performance ends in 58 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-02-12·LATEST ACTION2026-04-30·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_47QFWA21F0007_4732_GS00Q14OADU325_4732
Award description

B1 RADAR SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SUPPORT

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

Sustaining engineering support for the B-1 Lancer bomber's radar system, an ongoing 2021 contract receiving a 2026 obligation increment.

Sub-sectors
military-aircraft-systemsradar-sustainmentm&o-contract
Why this matters

The B-1 is a critical strategic bomber platform; sustained radar modernization maintains operational readiness and extends airframe life.

Supply-chain signal

Northrop Grumman's radar sustainment work depends on specialized avionics suppliers and defense-industrial base continuity for legacy platform support.

U.S.–China competition angle

B-1 radar modernization counters advanced Chinese air-defense systems and maintains U.S. strategic bomber penetration capability.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-05. Cost: $0.002975.

Period of performance
Start
2021-02-12
End
2026-08-27
Status
expiring · 58din 58 days
Sources

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