General Atomics Secures $37M Deal for Navy Unmanned EW Systems and Ground Kit Installations

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded a $37,018,172, firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N0001924F5559) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001922G0006). This order procures logistics and training support, four alternating current pod kits, electronic warfare pod conversion, 10 electronic warfare aircraft kits, installation of electronic warfare aircraft kits, installation of ground control station kits, and installation of optix kits in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force Unmanned Expeditionary Medium Altitude Long Endurance program for the Navy. Work will be performed in Greenville, Texas (45%); Poway, California (45%); and various other international locations (10%), and is expected to be completed by May 2027. Fiscal 2025 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $15,322,101; and fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $21,696,071, will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.