Boeing, Northrop Grumman awarded A-10 Thunderbolt support contracts

ST. LOUIS, June 11, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a four-year U.S. Air Force contract to sustain the A-10 Thunderbolt II weapon system and integrate current and future upgrades into the aircraft’s avionics, mechanical and structural systems. Boeing is one of three contractors that will fulfill A-10 Thunderbolt Life-Cycle Program Support (TLPS) task and delivery orders for the Air Force. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity TLPS contract will allow the Air Force to authorize up to $1.6 billion of aircraft support activity.

“We are honored to support the A-10 fleet to help ensure America’s men and women in uniform have the capability they need, when they need it,” said Bill Moorefield, A-10 program manager for Boeing.

This is the second A-10 contract the Air Force has awarded to Boeing, which won the $2 billion A-10 Wing Replacement Program (WRP) in June 2007. The WRP program includes engineering services and the manufacture of up to 242 A-10 wing sets. The work remains on schedule as Boeing develops the 3-D models that provide the engineering foundation for production of the new wings. The models also allowed Boeing to help the Air Force quickly resolve wing-crack issues that temporarily grounded the A-10 fleet last year.

“Boeing’s TLPS solution will allow us to provide the timely and critical support the Air Force has come to expect. We look forward to building on an already strong relationship and, through our TLPS and WRP efforts, keeping the A-10 fleet flying for another two decades,” said Steve Waltman, director of Aircraft Sustainment & Maintenance, a subdivision of Boeing Global Services & Support’s Maintenance, Modifications & Upgrades division.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, also known as the Warthog, was first introduced into the Air Force inventory in 1976. The twin-engine aircraft provides close-air support of ground forces and employs a wide variety of conventional munitions, including general-purpose bombs. The simple, effective and survivable single-seat aircraft can be used against all ground targets, including tanks and other armored vehicles. The aircraft is currently supporting operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Source: Boeing

Northrop Grumman Awarded A-10 Thunderbolt II Total Life-Cycle Program Support Contract

HERNDON, Va., June 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is one of three contractors selected by the U.S. Air Force to provide weapon system sustainment for the A-10 Thunderbolt II. The company will support both A-10As and Cs under the 10-year Thunderbolt Life-cycle Program Support (TLPS) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract. The contract has a total ceiling value of $1.6 billion collectively. 

Northrop Grumman Technical Services will manage the program from Clearfield, Utah, and capitalize on its tremendous reach-back to the broader Northrop Grumman enterprise. Work will also be performed at Warner Robins, Ga., Bethpage, N.Y., El Segundo, Calif., and Rolling Meadows, Ill. 

"Our Northrop Grumman team brings world class experience, institutional knowledge, a highly skilled management team, and world-class execution processes that drive a best-value solution for our Air Force customer," said James Cameron, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman's Technical Services sector. "Our ability to rapidly and effectively reach back across our team and to the broader Northrop Grumman enterprise raises our bar of technical excellence and ensures superior program performance in support of the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which for more than 30 years, continues as the Air Force's most effective ground attack aircraft." 

Northrop Grumman's team includes subcontractors BAE Systems Control Inc., Johnson City, N.Y.; Engineering and Software System Solutions (ES3), San Diego; Pi-Tech Inc., Macon, Ga.; and Wyle Laboratories Inc., Lexington Park, Md. 

"Managing programs like the A-10 is what we excel at," said Brian Janroy, Northrop Grumman Technical Services program manager for the contract. "Furthermore, Northrop Grumman's innovative sustainment, technical and management solutions allow us to better anticipate Air Force requirements today and tomorrow while providing highly responsive, customer-driven service." 

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.

Source: Northrop Grumman

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