Northrop Grumman unit gets $276.3 million Air Force deal for communications networkWASHINGTON — A unit of Northrop Grumman Corp., the nation’s second-largest defense contractor, received a $276.3 million Air Force deal for a communications network that will be used on military drones, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Northrop Grumman receives contract modification from NavyNEW YORK — Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Inc., a unit of Northrop Grumman Corp. is being awarded a $213.8 million modification to a previously awarded Navy contract, the U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday. |