Pakistan, May 2 -- The United States has awarded a $488 million contract to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for long-term engineering and technical support of F-16 radar systems, with Pakistan listed among the beneficiary countries under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme.

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According to an official contract award notice, the agreement covers support for APG-66 and APG-68 radar systems used in F-16 fighter aircraft. The contract is structured as a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity arrangement and includes both foreign military sales and US military requirements.

The work will be carried out at Linthicum Heights, Maryland,...