Northrop Grumman Wins $1.84 Billion Air Force Targeting Pod Contract
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Northrop Grumman Wins $1.84 Billion Air Force Targeting Pod Contract

The aerospace giant secured a sole-source deal to sustain and produce LITENING advanced targeting pods for the Air Force, with work running through Dec. 31, 2035.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 30, 2026, 1:18 PM ET

ROLLING MEADOWS, ILLINOIS — Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., the fifth-largest contractor to the U.S. federal government, won a $1.84 billion Air Force contract to keep its LITENING targeting pods flying through the next decade, as announced on war.gov.