$175.6M Contract Awarded to Northrop Grumman for Design and Support of AN/ALQ-251 for Australia

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Rolling Meadows, Illinois (CAGE 26916), has been awarded a $175,646,426 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for an AN/ALQ-251 Radio Frequency Counter Measure system modified for use by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). This contract provides for design, test, production, repair, support, and program management to develop the new configuration AN/ALQ-251 required by the RAAF C-130J-30 program. The location of performance is Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and is expected to be complete by March 27, 2029. This contract involves foreign military sales to Australia. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $175,646,426, will be obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, is the contracting activity (FA8523-25-C-0001).