Northrop to support US joint forces development programme

Northrop Grumman has received a contract from the US Joint Staff J7 (Director, Joint Force Development) to offer operational support services to the Joint Force Development programme.

Under the $877m, five-year, multiple-award, IDIQ contract, Northrop will continue offering logistics, intelligence, and technology support to the Joint Staff J7 Directorate for JFD in Suffolk.

The contract also involves offering delivering full spectrum of support, such as the planning and execution of joint events; collective and individual joint training; Joint and Coalition Operational Analysis; joint doctrine; Joint Deployment Training Center; Service Joint Training Environment; and Joint Knowledge Online.

Northrop Grumman Technical Services Mission Solutions and Readiness division vice president and general manager Greg Schmidt said that the company has been supporting the nation’s warfighters for any global contingency through the Joint Forces Development program for the past 18 years.

"Our team will continue to provide the JFD with the most realistic and innovative training to ensure sustained mission success today and in the future," Schmidt added.

The Joint Staff J7 is aiming to support the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff and the joint warfighter through JFD in a bid to improve the operational effectiveness of the existing and future joint force.

The JFD offers global joint training support for the Department of Defence (DoD), Combatant Commands Services, select US government agencies and multinational/coalition associates.

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