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Air Force Terminates Air Operations Center Contract With Northrop Grumman

By Marc Selinger

Thursday, July 13th, 2017

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Air Force Terminates Air Operations Center Contract With Northrop Grumman

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

The U.S. Air Force announced July 13 that it has terminated its contract with Northrop Grumman [NOC] to modernize the Air Operations Center Weapon System (AOC WS), saying it plans to pursue an alternative approach aimed at developing and fielding AOC capabilities more quickly.The Air Force said the alternative involves a process called the AOC Pathfinder, which will allow airmen to provide feedback directly to developers throughout the life of the system. The Air Force expects the process to reduce the time…

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