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Northrop Grumman Corp., which warned in April that 330 jobs were at risk at Fort Eustis in Newport News, Va., as the company competed for a contract renewal, said will cut 173 jobs there even though it got the renewal.

Northrop announced July 1 it won a new contract for logistics support at Fort Eustis worth as much as $46 million over five years. The company will continue to provide supply management, installation transportation support and equipment maintenance at the base, but it will no longer provide food services.

“The new contract has a few changes,” said Northrop spokesman Ron Ellis. “One key change was a small business requirement for the food services portion of the contract.”

The company said it will offer assistance to employees affected by the job cuts, without being specific.

Northrop (NYSE: NOC), which is moving its headquarters from Los Angeles to Fairfax County, has provided support services at Fort Eustis for nearly 30 years.

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