Northrop urges DoD to recompete troubled Army spy plane
Northrop Grumman wants the Pentagon to reopen bidding for the Aerial Common Sensor.
The company believes the recent stop-work order given to Lockheed is an indication that the Army is in a process to terminate the contract.
Northrop Grumman maintains that its proposal, using a different aircraft, wouldn't have encountered the weight, power and cooling problems that plagued Lockheed.
Program spokesman Henry Kearney countered that Northrop Grumman's proposal has a high risk of exceeding the maximum zero fuel weight of the aircraft.
Analysts said both the Army and the Navy feels that Lockheeds electronics are the best and will unlikely change contractor.
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