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120 www.CNC-West.com CNC WEST August/September 2018 ...Hotline Continued From Page 8 Northrop Grumman Gets $97M Signal Jammer Contract The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $96.5 million contract for radio signal jammers designed to foil improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Nearly all the work will be done in San Diego. Northrop Grumman designed its common sys- tem to protect foot soldiers, vehicles and permanent structures. The Naval Sea Systems Command of Wash- ington, D.C. awarded the deal, which the Pentagon announced June 29. Work under the contract modification is expected to last until 2020. Northrop Grumman could win more work bringing the contract value up to $505 mil- lion and keeping its production line busy until 2022. San Diego Based Kratos Announces Foreign Task Or- ders, Contract Win Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. announced the receipt of multiple contracts on July 16. The San Diego business said it received $38.6 million in task orders from the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. Under the deal, Kratos will provide training on the subjects of surface navy operations and maintenance as well as damage control. Kratos said its contract ceiling was raised to $99 million to accommodate these and future task orders. Separately on July 16, Kratos said it received a 10-year, sole-source contract from QinetiQ U.K. for high performance un- manned aerial jet target drone systems. The deal covers MQM-178 Firejet aerial targets, spares, ground support equipment, technical services and training. Boeing Makes Big Sale to Fed Ex Fed Ex has ordered 24 more Boeing freight- ers, comprising 12 767Fs and 12 777Fs. The Memphis-based cargo carrier said the 767Fs will be delivered between June 2019 and May 2022, while the 777Fs will be de- livered between June 2020 and May 2025. The total order is valued at $6.6 billion at list prices. FedEx is already the largest operator globally of both aircraft types, operating 57 767Fs and 34 777Fs, according to Aviation Week Intelligence Network fleet data. Boeing noted that the order pushes its widebody freighter sales in 2018 to over 50 aircraft. $40 Million Contract for Fuel Tank Improvements at Washington Naval Base The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Northwest awarded Burns & McDonnell a $40 million indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) Architecture-Engineering (AE) contract. The firm will provide AE ser- vices for petroleum, oil and lubricants and fuel tank improvements at Naval Base Kitsap in Manchester, Washington, the host command for the Navy’s fleet throughout the Pacific Northwest. Funded by the Defense Logistics Agency, the scope for the program includes the design of six new, above-ground storage tanks that will be environmentally compliant. New Orders Give Renton, WA Plant a Boost Boeing said two aircraft leasing compa- nies ordered 40 additional 737 Max airplanes at the Farnborough Airshow giving the jet maker’s Renton-made single aisle jet backlog a $4.6 billion boost. One of the buyers added an order for three 787-9 Dreamliners to the mix. The first deal involved Aviation Capital Group (ACG), which is buying 20 737 Max 8 airplanes in a deal valued at $2.34 bil- lion at list prices, Boeing said in a news release. ACG, a Newport Beach, California-based subsidiary of Pacific Life Insurance Co., now has 100 737 Max jets on order. Continued on page 122