NASA Awards Global Hawk Support Contract To NGC

(Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., August 7, 2008) -- NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center has awarded a multi-year contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation's Integrated Systems Division of San Diego for engineering and technical services in support of the center's planned operation of two Global Hawk aircraft.

The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, sole-source contract is for a five-year period with a value not to exceed $25 million. The agreement covers the period from Aug. 6, 2008 through Aug. 5, 2013.

The contract supports Dryden's planned operation of the two aircraft, their associated ground control station and related systems. Technical assistance will include analysis, design support for unique systems, simulations, software development and engineering, and operational and manufacturing support as needed.

Dryden will use the autonomously operated unmanned aircraft for missions supporting NASA's Science Mission Directorate and the Earth science community that need high-altitude, long-endurance, long-distance airborne capability.

The two pre-production Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration aircraft were recently transferred to Dryden from the U.S. Air Force, which had no further requirement for the craft.

Source : NASA

Recent News from NASA

• NASA's Shuttle Endeavour Glides Home After Successful Mission [Space] [ Mon 1 Dec 2008 ]
• NASA Prepares for New Juno Mission to Jupiter [Space] [ Tue 25 Nov 2008 ]
• NASA Spacecraft Detects Buried Glaciers on Mars [Space] [ Fri 21 Nov 2008 ]
• Mysterious Source of High-Energy Cosmic Radiation Discovered [Space] [ Thu 20 Nov 2008 ]
• NASA Receives 1st Stage Rocket Hardware for Ares I-X Test Flight [Space] [ Tue 18 Nov 2008 ]
• Hubble Directly Observes a Planet Orbiting Another Star [Space] [ Fri 14 Nov 2008 ]
• NASA's New High-Performance Engine for Ares Rocket Passes Review [Space] [ Fri 14 Nov 2008 ]