# Northrop Grumman receives $10.8M contract for SiC wafers for E-2D radar

Northrop Grumman received a $10.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy for a lifetime buy of 4-inch silicon carbide transistor wafers to maintain production and repairs for the APY-9 radar on the E-2D aircraft.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-10-16
- Where: Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Maryland, United States
- Value: $10.8M
- Status: announced
- Products: silicon carbide transistor wafers, APY-9 radar power amplifier
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Northrop Grumman](https://endata.com/companies/6849.md)
- [U.S. Navy](https://endata.com/companies/4174.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [militaryaerospace.com](https://www.militaryaerospace.com/power/article/55235078/northrop-grumman-corp-silicon-carbide-sic-radar-power-obsolescence), 2024-10-16: "Officials of the Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., announced a $10.8 million contract to the Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems segment last week for a lifetime quantity of 4-inch silicon carbide (SiC) transistor wafers."

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