NEW AWARD WITH NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION EXPLORATORY TOPIC D: PRE-TRAILS FOA# DE-FOA-0002784 CONTROL #2784-1703 PROJECT TITLE: CONTRAIL AVOIDANCE SYSTEM NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION (NGC), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY (JPL), PROPOSES TO COMPLETE ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF A CONTRAIL AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (CAS) TO AVOID THE PRODUCTION OF AIRCRAFT INDUCED CIRRUS CLOUDS (AIC) IN ICE SUPER SATURATED REGIONS (ISSRS), WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT.