The U.S. Department of Defense has given Northrop Grumman a $3.169 billion multi-year fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for 24 E-2D early warning aircraft. The aerospace company said in its press release that the contract includes “an option for nine additional foreign military sales aircraft.”
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The five-year contract is expected to be complete in 2026.