Northrop Grumman wins $61.3M contract to support Navy UAVs

Northrop Grumman has won a $61.3 million contract to provide the Navy with operations and maintenance services.

Northrop Grumman has won a $61.3 million contract to provide the Navy with operations and maintenance services.

Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will provide operations and maintenance services in support of the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance – Demonstrator (BAMS-D) unmanned aircraft system.

The company will provide logistics support, maintenance and field service representatives so that the BAMS-D UAVs are mission-capable for ISR missions, the Defense Department said in a release.

Work will take place in Patuxent River, Md., and Rancho Bernardo, Calif., and is expected to be completed by June 2015.