Northrop Grumman Awarded $17.7 Million Global Hawk Upgrade Contract
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Northrop Grumman Awarded $17.7 Million Global Hawk Upgrade Contract

The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems a contract modification to redesign the RQ-4B Global Hawk's digital receiver module, lifting the deal's cumulative value to $618.2 million, with work due by November 2028.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 30, 2026, 1:29 PM ET

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, the San Diego arm of the fifth-largest U.S. federal contractor, received a $17.7 million Air Force contract modification to upgrade a core sensor on the RQ-4B Global Hawk surveillance drone, as announced on war.gov.