Northrop Grumman has secured an $801-million contract to supply operations training support for the US Air Force.
The order covers assistance on proficiency projects given to the military’s own training experts in daily team lessons to larger military exercise events.
The company’s services will include virtual sessions as ordered by the Combat Air Forces Distributed Mission Operations, a framework delivering competency projects related to fighter jets, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, bombers, special operations forces, and command and control capabilities.
Work for the deal will be facilitated in Orlando, Florida, with an expected completion date of 2034.
Recent Training Projects
The US Air Force teamed with other industry partners this year to elevate the skills of its personnel across various missions.
This month, the service received maintenance training from Joby Aviation in preparation for the military’s upcoming electric-powered airborne taxis.
Three months earlier, the air force awarded a $5.4-billion deal to eight defense contractors for simulated air threat and close air support.
In August, General Atomics signed an agreement to supply its proprietary MQ-20 Avenger drones to act as adversarial capabilities in live flight training.
The air force selected HII in January to manufacture a training platform that will be used to train the joint forces in the “complexity of real-world scenarios.”