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US Navy Adds $97 Million to Expand Northrop Grumman FMU-139D/B Electronic Bomb Fuze Production
The U.S. Navy increased the ceiling of an existing Northrop Grumman contract by approximately $97 million to continue production of FMU-139D/B electronic bomb fuzes. Manufacturing takes place at the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia, supporting U.S. and allied demand for air-delivered munitions. The programmable fuze is used with Mk 80-series general-purpose bombs and weapons fitted with Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kits, with impact and delay settings. Northrop did not disclose the additional fuze quantity or a revised delivery schedule, and the amendment is a ceiling increase rather than a new standalone award.