Northrop Grumman wins BAMS-D contract

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $60.9 million contract to support the Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance – Demonstrator (BAMS-D) UAV program.

Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will provide operations and maintenance services for BAMS-D, according to the Department of Defense contract announcement. BAMS-D is currently testing the RQ-4 Triton UAV.

The work will be performed in Maryland and California, and is scheduled to continue until June 2016. Naval Air Systems Command issued the contract.

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