2 May 2017, 03:20 GMT
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Northrop Grumman will upgrade and install Battlefield Airborne Communications Nodes on the US Air Force jet-propelled EQ-4B Global Hawk autonomous airborne system for $40 million, the US Department of Defense said in a press release.
"Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $39,947,203 letter contract for Battle Field Airborne Communications Node (BACN) for EQ-4B Global Hawk," the release stated on Wednesday. "Contractor will provide BACN payload modification, integration and installation onto the EQ-4B.
BACN is a high-altitude, airborne communications and information gateway system that functions 24 hours a day, seven days a week, according to published Northrop Grumman documentation.
The EQ-4B Global Hawk is produced by Northrop Grumman for the US Air Force.
