Northrop Grumman Awarded $18.1 Million Navy Navigation Sensor Deal
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Northrop Grumman Awarded $18.1 Million Navy Navigation Sensor Deal

The Charlottesville, Virginia, defense contractor will build inertial sensor modules for the Navy, Canada and Australia under the IWS 6 program, with work due by February 2029.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 31, 2026, 1:38 PM ET

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA — Northrop Grumman Corp., the Charlottesville, Virginia, defense contractor, received an $18.1 million contract modification to build inertial navigation sensors for the U.S. Navy and two allied governments, as announced on war.gov.