# Northrop Grumman awarded $10.8M contract for silicon carbide transistor wafers

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. was awarded a $10,768,532 firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Navy to procure a lifetime quantity of 4-inch silicon carbide transistor wafers for the APY-9 RADAR on the E-2D aircraft. Work will be performed in Durham, North Carolina and Baltimore, Maryland, with completion expected by February 2027.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-10-07
- Where: Durham, North Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Value: $10.8M
- Status: completed
- Products: silicon carbide transistor wafers, APY-9 RADAR components
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/35992.md)
- [U.S. Navy](https://endata.com/companies/4174.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [defensedaily.com](https://www.defensedaily.com/contract-awards/contract-award-northrop-grumman-systems-corp-melbourne-florida-10768532/), 2024-10-07: "This contract procures a lifetime quantity of 4-inch silicon carbide transistor wafers."

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