Procurement Briefs

WASHINGTON

Air Force contracts for radar production

The Air Force has contracted Northrop Grumman Corp. to support the radar-modernization program for the B-2 stealth bomber.

Northrop Grumman says its California-based Integrated System unit was awarded the radar-production contract.

Under the approximately $468 million modernization deal, Northrop Grumman will supply the B-2 bomber fleet at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri with next-generation radar technologies, the Air Force reported.

Northrop Grumman, which designed the B-2 bomber in the 1980s and 1990s, was awarded the contract to ensure sustained operational viability of the B-2 bomber fleet well into the foreseeable future, officials said.

TEXAS

BAE to help sustain MRAPs in Iraq

HOUSTON | The Army has contracted BAE Systems PLC for Caiman mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle replacement parts and supplies.

British company BAE was awarded six contracts from the Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command to support MRAP vehicles operating in the Iraq combat theater. Under the $115 million in contracts, BAE will supply replacement parts to maintain as many as 1,650 of the company’s Caiman MRAP vehicles.

Officials say the replacement parts include engines, transmissions and axles, among other parts, because of wear associated with the ongoing mission to stabilize Iraq.

“The Army’s request for sustainment spare parts helps maintain the assets needed to keep vehicles in the fight and meet theater demand,” said Chris Chambers, BAE Systems vice president of medium/heavy vehicles.

WISCONSIN

Oshkosh to provide replacement parts

OSHKOSH | The Defense Department has awarded a follow-on contract to Oshkosh Corp. for the continued supply of tactical-vehicle replacement parts.

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