The US Air Force has recently awarded Northrop Grumman a $3.6 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for continued Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) operations, sustainment and support.
This contract provides for research, development, test, and evaluation, integration and operations and sustainment for existing and future payloads contained in or connected to the BACN system. It also includes associated ground stations or controls, ancillary equipment, support equipment and system integration laboratories.
Work will be performed in San Diego, California, and overseas locations through Jan. 24, 2026, and $23.7 million was obligated with the initial task order at the time of award.
Northrop Grumman’s BACN system is a high-altitude, airborne communications gateway that translates and distributes imagery, voice and tactical data from disparate elements—enhancing situational awareness communications and coordination for joint warfighters operating across space, air, land and sea.
Ben Davies, Vice President and General Manager, networked information solutions division, Northrop Grumman, said: “We are honoured to work with the Air Force to continue to bring the critical gateway communications capabilities of the BACN program to US warfighters operating around the world.
“This ID/IQ award demonstrates the commitment to the continued success of the BACN program.”
image courtesy of Northrop Grumman
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