Contracts: Northrop Grumman, $10M

Northrop Grumman System Corp., San Diego, Calif., was awarded a $9,999,999 contract which will provide for additional long-lead funding of two Global Hawk Block 30M systems and two Global Hawk Block 40 systems. 303 AESG/SYK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity. (Source: DoD, 04/13/10) Gulf Coast note: Global Hawks are built in part in Moss Point, Miss.