The Navy has concluded negotiations with Northrop Grumman on the E-2D Hawkeye program, reaching an agreement praised today by Defense Department director of pricing Shay Assad. “They've just completed negotiations, it's not yet public, the contract hasn't been signed,” Assad told reporters at a breakfast in Washington. “They did a nice job.” Assad previously praised the program for doing a “marvelous” job meeting “should-cost” affordability targets -- a key part of Pentagon acquisition chief Ashton Carter's better buying power initiative...
