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NATO capability into the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft (Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.)

Department of War · Navy · Contract Announcement

posted 28 July 2026 · awarded 28 July 2026 · runs to April 2028

$21,081,363 · modification

Summary

The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. a $21,081,363 contract to perform engineering, software development, integration, and testing to add the Second Generation Anti‑jam Tactical Ultra High Frequency Radio (SATURN) capability to E‑2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft and to deliver 94 SATURN modification kits. This effort modernizes the aircraft’s communications for NATO interoperability and represents a focused acquisition of an advanced radio system.

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