Northrop Grumman Corporation, based in Carson, has earned one of the largest contracts in the Air Force’s history, for the development and building of 80 to 100 long-range stealth bombers.
Northrop now has the Pentagon’s permission to build a long-range strike bomber, a new fleet of aircraft to replace the Air Force’s aging B-52s and B-1s, according to Defense News.
Seventieth District Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach) expressed enthusiasm Tuesday about the contract.
“As chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Aerospace, I am excited at the possibilities this contract holds for California,” O’Donnell said. “As a leader in aerospace, research and education, I look forward to working to bring as many of these jobs to the region as possible. Aerospace is alive and well in California and continues to soar to new limits in its potential.”
Northrop beat out a joint Lockheed Martin-Boeing team for the contract, which is expected to top $55 billion over the life of the program.
