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Manufacture of Navy and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) surface and submarine inertial sensor module configurations and associated support equipment in support of the IWS 6 Navigation program (Northrop Grumman Corp.)

Department of War · Navy · Contract Announcement

posted 31 July 2026 · awarded 31 July 2026 · runs to February 2029

$18,121,584 · modification

Summary

The Navy and foreign military sales partners Canada and Australia have awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract to manufacture surface and submarine inertial sensor module configurations and associated support equipment for the IWS 6 Navigation program. The procurement provides critical navigation hardware to multiple navies, supporting advanced inertial navigation capabilities across surface and subsurface platforms.

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