Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. in Carson, CA received an $18.3 million firm-fixed-price contract for Type 1 encryption provided by the programmable inline encryption device.
The contract has a period of performance of 5 years and a ceiling of $300 million.
The device will provide crytographic processing for classified communication using the US Army’s Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below (FBCB2) system, more commonly known as Blue Force Tracker.
When we think of US Navy SEALs, we often picture special ops forces jumping off amphibious assault boats or emerging from the water under cover of darkness, guns ready, eyes focused.
We don’t necessarily picture paratroopers jumping out of aircraft. But that is a role that Navy SEALs occasionally have to perform. And they receive ample parachute training at the Naval Special Warfare Advanced Training Command near San Diego, CA. The command was set up in 2007 to train Navy SEALs exclusively.
To help out, small business qualifier Tactical Air Operations in Coronado, CA recently received a $49 million indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract to provide support for Navy SEALs’ parachute training…
