# Northrop Grumman awarded $3.5B Navy contract for E-130J mission systems integration

The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a $3.5 billion contract to integrate mission systems for the E-130J aircraft, the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the TACAMO nuclear communications mission. The contract includes three engineering development models and options for additional aircraft.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-12-01
- Where: Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, United States
- Value: $3.50B
- Status: announced
- Products: E-130J mission systems integration, Very Low Frequency system
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md), [Electrical Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/electrical-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Northrop Grumman](https://endata.com/companies/6849.md)
- [U.S. Navy](https://endata.com/companies/4174.md) (customer)
- [US Navy](https://endata.com/companies/4359.md) (customer)
- [Lockheed Martin](https://endata.com/companies/6612.md) (partner)
- [Lockheed Martin](https://endata.com/companies/6612.md) (supplier)
- [Northrop Grumman](https://endata.com/companies/6849.md) (supplier)
- [Collins Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/11989.md) (partner)
- [Collins Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/11989.md) (supplier)
- [United States Navy](https://endata.com/companies/15467.md) (customer)
- [Naval Air Systems Command](https://endata.com/companies/15742.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [navair.navy.mil](https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/Navy-awards-35B-contract-Northrop-Grumman-develop-successor-E-6B-Mercury-aircraft/Thu-12192024), 2024-12-18: "Our TACAMO mission is foundational to our nation's nuclear Triad."
- [navalnews.com](https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/12/northrop-grumman-selected-as-mission-systems-integrator-for-e-130j-tacamo-aircraft/), 2024-12-19: "Northrop Grumman was selected as E-130J TACAMO prime contractor over a rival bid led by RTX’s Collins Aerospace."
- [navy.mil](https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/4022876/navy-awards-35b-contract-to-northrop-grumman-to-develop-successor-to-e-6b-mercu/), 2025-01-07: "The U.S. Navy announced today that it has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission."
- [navy.mil](https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/4166093/navy-awards-35b-contract-to-northrop-grumman-to-develop-successor-to-e-6b-mercu/), 2025-04-25: "The Navy announced in December it awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J."

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