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Navy/USMC

Navy Awards Up To $5.1 Billion For More Sonobuoys

Tuesday, October 4th, 2022

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Navy Awards Up To $5.1 Billion For More Sonobuoys

P-8A aircraft dropping a Sparton sonobuoy. (Photo: Elbit Systems)

Naval Air Systems Command is awarding three companies a total estimated ceiling of $5.1 billion in modifications for work procuring sonobuoys, according to a contract announcement Oct. 3. Previously, in July the Navy announced it awarded a Multiple Award Delivery Order Contract (MADOC) for production of sonobuoys. The MADOC provides a marketplace for vendors to compete for annual production sonobuoys, with the ordering period lasting from fiscal year 2023 to 2027 for Navy, international cooperative partners and Foreign Military Sales.…

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