HERNDON, Va., March 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Air
Force Sustainment Center and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:
NOC) recently signed an enterprise public-private partnership
agreement that establishes terms and conditions for future weapon
system sustainment activities between the Air Force and Northrop
Grumman.
The agreement applies to all work between the Air Force
Sustainment Center and Northrop Grumman and is expected to
significantly improve efficiency by reducing the time and cost
associated with agreement negotiations. Implementation agreements
for specific projects will be created and managed at lower levels
of the Air Force Sustainment Center and within Northrop
Grumman.
"This agreement is an example of the type of robust partnerships
needed to ensure we have the right warfighting capability in the
right place at the right time," said. Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield, Air Force Sustainment Center
Commander. "This partnership enables us not only to improve
efficiency and reduce the cost of operations, but it also allows
the Air Force to grow its organic capability, while leveraging
capabilities across the industrial complex to provide world-class
sustainment support to the warfighter."
"This partnership builds on Northrop Grumman's strong
relationship with the Air Force, and enables us to leverage the
best of public and private core competencies to improve the
sustainment of Air Force warfighting capabilities," said
Chris Jones, corporate vice
president and president, Northrop Grumman Technical Services. "By
working together as a team, we're able to be more effective in
supporting our warfighters."
Headquartered at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, the Air Force Sustainment Center is
one of six specialized centers assigned to the Air Force Materiel
Command. Its mission is to sustain weapon system readiness to
generate airpower for America. With more than 32,000 men and women
assigned, the center provides war-winning expeditionary
capabilities to the warfighter through world-class depot
maintenance, supply chain management, weapons sustainment and
installation support.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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