Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman Corporate Headquarters
1840 Century Park East
Los Angeles
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90067-2199
USA
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Marine Navigation Radar Systems now gain dual-radar input and target tracking capability of up to 600 knots |
02 June 2010 |
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Integrated bridge systems from Sperry Marine to be supplied to Italian ship-builder for use in double-hulled tankers ordered for the Indian Navy’s fleet |
15 March 2010 |
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Sperry Marine to supply control and monitoring systems for the engines and auxiliary systems aboard to minehunting vessels being sold to Lithuania’s Navy by the UK MoD |
11 March 2010 |
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Northrop Grumman is to supply inertial navigation systems to Sweden’s Navy for upgrading Gotland and Sodermanland class submarines |
10 March 2010 |
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Navigation and communication technology form the heart of integrated bridge systems being supplied to Iraq’s Navy by Northrop Grumman for use on 35-meter patrol boats |
18 February 2010 |
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The US Navy has ordered AN/SPQ-9B shipboard radars for use in detecting inbound missiles and other threats |
11 February 2010 |
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The US Navy has contracted Sperry Marine to provide logistics support for the navigation and steering systems on naval surface ships and submarines |
18 December 2009 |
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The US Navy has awarded a contract to Northrup Grumman for navigation radar systems including the Voyage Management System software to be fitted to new submarines |
08 December 2009 |
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Compact Integrated Bridge System includes TotalWatch multifunction displays to improve situational awareness |
04 December 2009 |
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Sperry Marine has been contracted to provide navigation system upgrades including adaptive autopilot and gyrocompass to the US Navy for its patrol craft |
04 December 2009 |
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The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) has approved the latest upgrade to its electronic navigation software for U.S. Navy submarines. |
14 September 2009 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business is to suppy navigation systems for four new NAPA 500-ton patrol vessels, with options for six additional vessels. |
11 September 2009 |
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Gyrocompass technical support in New Malden, U.K. |
01 June 2009 |
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Naval Reserve Officer Training Candidate (NROTC) students at college campuses in San Diego have become the first to use an advanced navigation training package supplied by Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit.
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19 May 2009 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit announces the introduction of a new family of navigation radar sets with enhanced naval display features.
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20 April 2009 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit has won a contract to supply new-generation navigation radar sets for the Brazilian navy. |
16 April 2009 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight a wide range of naval and airborne capabilities at the 2009 Latin America Aerospace and Defence (LAAD) show in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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13 April 2009 |
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- Most Powerful Motor Ever Tested by U.S. Navy
- Motor Size and Weight Reduced by More Than 50%, Acoustic Signature Reduced, Efficiency Increased
- Superconductor Motors Ready for Deployment |
10 March 2009 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Sperry Marine business unit has contributed a gift-in-kind of navigation interactive courseware (ICW) to the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation to support navigation training programs at the Academy. |
14 January 2009 |
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Nationwide AIS Will Enhance Maritime Situational Awareness and Improve Maritime Safety and Security |
07 January 2009 |
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The U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) test bed aircraft took to the air Saturday, powered by new Pratt & Whitney JT-8D-219 engines. |
26 December 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation's RQ-4 Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) team was recently named Test Team of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2008 by the U.S. Navy's Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 20. The team won the coveted award for their impressive achievements during the first
half of the year. |
24 December 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract to upgrade weather and navigation radar systems on Iraqi Air Force C-130 cargo aircraft. |
23 December 2008 |
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In a traditional U.S. Navy ceremony, the keel of the U.S. Navy's eighth amphibious transport dock ship, Arlington (LPD 24), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation, was authenticated as more than 100 guests looked on. |
20 December 2008 |
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The U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) testbed aircraft was unveiled today by the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corporation with its new engines prior to beginning military certification flight tests. |
18 December 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman has unveiled the first of the U.S. Navy's new unmanned combat aircraft at a ceremony here attended by Navy officials, state and local government representatives, suppliers and Northrop Grumman employees. |
17 December 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has christened the sixth submarine of the Virginia class, New Mexico (SSN 779), at the company's Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. |
15 December 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Awarded $90 Million U.S. Army Fort Polk Directorate of Logistics Task Order |
15 December 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a delivery order for the fifth year of a five-year contract to provide technical, logistics and material support for navigation systems installed on U.S. Navy ships and submarines. |
15 December 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporationhas been awarded a delivery order for the fifth year of a five-year contract to provide technical, logistics and material support for navigation systems installed on U.S. Navy ships and submarines. |
09 December 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman's Fire Control Products Play Key Role in Guiding Interceptor During Today's Successful Missile Defense Test |
08 December 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has demonstrated continuous combined payload coverage on its MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS). |
02 December 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Conducts Successful First Flight of New Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) |
25 November 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation, industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) today conducted a successful static fire test of the Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI) first stage rocket motor that verified performance of key components in their flight configuration. |
25 November 2008 |
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The U.S. Air Force has awarded a risk reduction study contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
(Joint STARS) Radar Modernization program. The study will be performed under Northrop Grumman's existing Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Radar (MP-RTIP) program. |
21 November 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Announces the FIRESTRIKE(tm) Laser, World's First Weaponized Solid-State Laser for U.S. Military Services |
20 November 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye System has completed its Operational Assessment (OA), flying out of the Northrop Grumman East Coast
Manufacturing and Flight Test Center in St. Augustine, Fla. With completion of OA, the flight test program has accumulated more than 600 flight hours, over half involving in-flight radar testing.
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14 November 2008 |
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The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to provide maintenance for both E-2C Hawkeye and C-2A Greyhound aircraft at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, Md.. |
12 November 2008 |
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The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation an Operations, Planning, Training and Resource Support Services (OPTARSS) task order to provide simulated Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) training at Army Combat Training Centers in Fort Irwin, Calif., Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Fort Polk, La., and Hohenfels, Germany. |
07 November 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded two separate contracts from the U.S. Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Center to provide navigation and weather radars and logistical support for the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard.
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06 November 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation delivered its 25th Aegis guided missile
destroyer to the U.S. Navy here last week. Truxtun (DDG 103), built by
the company's Shipbuilding sector, recently completed U.S. Navy
acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico -- the final milestone prior to
ship delivery. |
30 October 2008 |
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The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Marine business unit to upgrade the steering control systems for the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70).
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29 October 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation continues to make significant updates to the
electronic warfare (EW) self-protection systems onboard the U.S. Air Force's B-52 bomber. |
28 October 2008 |
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A Canadian navy destroyer has completed the first successful sea trials with a new-generation inertial navigation system (INS) and data distribution network supplied by Northrop Grumman Corporation. |
27 October 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight its homeland security and defense
capabilities at the National Homeland Defense Foundation Symposium VI,
October 28-30, at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. |
26 October 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded a contract by the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center to provide technical support for the operational Defense Support Program (DSP) spacecraft, primary infrared sensor and mission analysis.
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26 October 2008 |
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The U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) engine upgrade program reached a major milestone last week after successfully completing Federal Aviation Administration supplemental type certification flights. |
23 October 2008 |
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Lon.Rains has been named as the new director for Northrop Grumman's Space Technology Sector. |
21 October 2008 |
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The delivery of the 100th hemispherical resonating gyro (HRG)-based product marks a
milestone in the evolution of Northrop Grumman exclusive HRG technology. HRG technology, first employed in the legacy space inertial reference unit (SIRU), has been incorporated into the latest scalable space inertial reference unit which now replaces the SIRU. |
17 October 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation flew its new Airborne Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Minefield Detection System (ASTAMIDS) for the first time aboard an unmanned air vehicle. ASTAMIDS, which is in development for the U.S. Army, flew on Northrop Grumman's new, company-owned MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Air System helicopter, designated as 'P6.' |
12 October 2008 |
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The LCR-100 Attitude Heading Reference System (AHRS) developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation's navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH, has achieved certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). |
04 October 2008 |
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The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract for Phase 1 of the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) program. |
30 September 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Receives U.S. Navy Contract Award for Second Year of Low Rate Initial Production |
29 September 2008 |
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The Northrop Grumman Corporation-led Kinetic Energy Interceptor (KEI) team successfully completed the third of five planned static fire tests of the second stage motor on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's KEI program. |
26 September 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Air System Demonstrates Multi-Mode Maritime Radar Capability |
22 September 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight its suite of C4ISR (command, control, communications and computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) systems that help comprise the Army's net-centric enterprise during the 2008 Joint Symposium. |
17 September 2008 |
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Research paper from company think tank outlines military, operational benefits of a new stealthy, long range strike system
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15 September 2008 |
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The Northrop Grumman Corporation-built amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) was delivered to the U.S. Navy on Aug. 29, 2008, marking a significant milestone achieved by the company's Shipbuilding sector in partnership with the U.S. Navy. |
13 September 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Awarded $5.1 Billion Contract for Detail Design and Construction of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Aircraft Carrier |
11 September 2008 |
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The first of two X-47B carrier demonstration system air vehicles is well over 50 percent complete and ahead of its build schedule, enabling this first flight in November 2009, just over 24 months from initial contract award. This is a historical step toward operating an unmanned combat aircraft aboard a Navy aircraft carrier. |
03 September 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman's Company-Owned MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Air System Takes Flight |
03 September 2008 |
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Space Tracking and Surveillance System's Demonstration Satellites Complete Acoustic Testing At Northrop Grumman |
29 August 2008 |
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Tenix Pty Limited, of Melbourne, Australia, has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Sperry Marine business unit to supply integrated navigation systems for two new large amphibious ships to be built for the Australian navy. |
27 August 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has performed all preliminary design review requirements for a rugged beam control subsystem for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD). |
25 August 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman's MQ-8B Fire Scout Completes First Flight Test With Payload and Integrated Tactical Common Data Link |
23 August 2008 |
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Historic First Continues Company's Record of On-Time Performance |
20 August 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has won a contract to supply high-accuracy inertial navigation systems (INS) for four new Buques de Acción Marítima (Maritime Action Ships) being built for the Spanish navy at the Navantia shipyard in Ferrol, northwest Spain. |
19 August 2008 |
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U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for three U.S. Navy cruisers. |
15 August 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman has received a $69 million delivery order to provide advanced technologies and systems for protecting military troops, facilities and assets at forward-operating bases throughout U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), its sixty-ninth delivery order under the Integrated Base Defense Security System (IBDSS) contract.
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13 August 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman has been awarded the contract to upgrade an E-2C airborne early warning and control aircraft for the Egypt E-2C Foreign Military Sales Program. |
12 August 2008 |
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The Kinetic Energy Interceptors (KEI) team led by Northrop Grumman has completed structural integrity and hydro-proof tests of composite cases planned for use on the high-pressure Stage 1 and 2 solid rocket motors |
12 August 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman and Oshkosh Defense, have completed testing of a next-generation suspension for their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) family of vehicles. |
11 August 2008 |
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First Northrop Grumman-Built U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) Commissioned in Ship's Homeport of Alameda, Calif. |
05 August 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman-Built Flight 19 Retired Following 9 Years of Service |
01 August 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed the land-based test phase of the Multi-Function Electronic Warfare (MFEW) system at the Naval Research Lab's (NRL) Chesapeake Bay Detachment (CBD) in Chesapeake Beach, Md., as part of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) MFEW/ES program. |
29 July 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman-built Waesche Will `Directly Contribute to the Coast Guard's Ability to Protect America,' Says U. S. Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart |
27 July 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman to Equip U.K. Royal Air Force Tankers With Infrared Countermeasures Systems |
17 July 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed the first test flight of a new Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER) system under a contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). |
15 July 2008 |
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US Airways has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) latest air data inertial reference unit (ADIRU) for its new Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft.
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14 July 2008 |
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US Airways has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) latest air data inertial reference unit (ADIRU) for its new Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft.
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14 July 2008 |
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The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to develop and provide instruction on battle command systems and their use, battle staff integration, and training and simulations to the U.S. Army Command General Staff College (CGSC), Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
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30 June 2008 |
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The U.S. Marine Corps' new Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) moved an important step closer to production with the successful conclusion of the formal Preliminary Design Review (PDR) at Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC)
Electronic Systems sector headquarters. |
27 June 2008 |
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The integrated baseline review for US Air Force Next-Generation Global Positioning System (GPS) Ground Control Segment (OCX) has been made by Northrup Grumman, achieving two milestone reviews within weeks. |
11 June 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation is one of 26 companies awarded an ENCORE II Information Technology (IT) Solutions contract by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). ENCORE II, a follow-on contract to ENCORE, provides the full range of IT solutions required by Military Agencies, Department of Defense, and other agencies of the Federal Government. |
09 June 2008 |
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Marine Corps Awards Northrop Grumman Modification Contract for C2PC Integration Into Joint Tactical Common Operating Picture Workstation Command and Control Personal Computer to Support Future Net-Enabled Environment |
05 June 2008 |
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A Northrop Grumman Corporation study conducted for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, demonstrates that airborne electronic jammer aircraft are more effective and efficient when networked and enhanced by decision aids. Airborne electronic attack, or 'jamming,' aircraft can blind, disrupt or otherwise affect enemy radars, communications, computing and other electronic weapons and systems, protecting warfighters during combat. |
02 June 2008 |
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The patented hemispherical resonating gyro (HRG) technology from Northrop Grumman has overtaken the 10 million hours mark of continuous service in support of many commercial and military space applications. |
30 May 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation recently completed the system requirements review for the U.S. Air Force Next-Generation Global Positioning System (GPS) Ground
Control Segment (OCX). |
30 May 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman's Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Enables Unprecedented Real-Time Distribution of F-22 Data to Legacy Aircraft |
21 May 2008 |
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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation two undefinitized contracts, worth $300 million collectively, to complete non-recurring engineering, flight test/certification and begin production of new engines for the service's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) fleet. |
21 May 2008 |
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The U.S. Coast Guard has accepted delivery of the first Northrop Grumman Corporation-built National Security Cutter (NSC), Bertholf (WMSL 750) -- the most technologically advanced ship in U.S. Coast Guard history. Officials representing the company's Shipbuilding sector, U.S. Coast Guard and partner Lockheed Martin signed the official DD-250 documents, signifying the delivery of the ship. |
16 May 2008 |
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The U.S. Navy is acquiring a third lot of Northrop Grumman Corporation Improved Capability (ICAP) III airborne electronic attack systems for its fleet of EA-6B Prowlers under a $101.9 million firm, fixed-price contract. |
11 May 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Army to continue development of the Passive Infrared Cueing System (PICS), a cost-effective ground threat warning system that can locate, cue, and classify potential threats from tank fire, rocket-propelled grenades and anti-tank guided missiles. |
11 May 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a $46.1 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Optical RF Communications Adjunct (ORCA) project, an all-weather, high connectivity, jam resistant, high bandwidth network. |
06 May 2008 |
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The Advanced SEAL Delivery System (ASDS) program, with significant support from Northrop Grumman Corporation, achieved a significant milestone in late March 2008, operating for the first time from one of the U.S. Navy's newest transformational platforms, the Ohio-class cruise missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727). |
03 May 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded a subcontract as part of the Global Linguist Solutions LLC (GLS) team to provide management of translation and interpretation services for the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. |
30 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that Lockheed Martin has joined its team competing for the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Control Segment (OCX) Phase B contract. |
30 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command to produce the new multi-function radar for the Extended Range/Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Radar program. |
30 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has received multiple contracts totaling $252 million from Lockheed Martin since Jan. 1, 2008 for the communications, navigation and identification (CNI) subsystem of the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter program. The awards include F-22 Production Lots 7, 8, 9 and spares, and modernization efforts for the CNI systems. |
26 April 2008 |
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The Andros line of robots produced by Northrop Grumman Corporation's subsidiary Remotec Inc., is the first to be tested and recommended by the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), a non-profit organization promoting communications among Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) units in the United States and abroad. |
24 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Develop New SIGINT Capability for the Predator MQ-1 and MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aircraft Systems |
24 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a $79.4 million contract for Global Hawk Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensors as the first element of the lot 7 production contract. An initial $33.89 million has been obligated to begin procurement of three MP-RTIP sensors. |
23 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a five-year contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to support theoretical studies and engineering research for Army, Navy and Air Force research and development programs. |
19 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman to Consolidate and Protect U.S. Army's IT Networks throughout European Theater |
17 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation this week submitted its bid for the prime role in the U.S. Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) competition.
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16 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has received Category 1A Department of Defense Trusted Foundry accreditation for its Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL). |
13 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation announced today the addition of Frank Moore as leadexecutive for the Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) program. Northrop Grumman is leading a team competing for the U.S. Army's ACS program, an airborne platform that will provide the warfighter with actionable intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition capability. |
11 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced a strategic, long-term supply agreement with SEAKR Engineering, Inc., Centennial, Colo., making SEAKR an exclusive supplier for select command and data handling equipment. |
11 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a task order under the Communications/Electronics Command (CECOM) Rapid Response (CR2) program to provide analytical, technological and logistics support for the First Air Force at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Rome, N.Y., Salt Lake City and McChord Air Force Base, Wash. |
11 April 2008 |
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The first of six Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) system spacecraft built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) completed 25 years of successful on-orbit operations on April 4, setting a new standard for long life and reliability. |
09 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation is adding momentum to its commitment to create international second source suppliers for F-35 Lightning II aircraft components by hosting composite manufacturing training for engineers and manufacturing specialists from Danish firm Terma and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). |
09 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has begun assembling the center fuselage for the first production Lightning II jet, a weight-optimized, U.S. Air Force F-35A conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) variant designated AF-6. The center fuselage is the core structure around which the F-35 aircraft is built. |
05 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Army to provide soldiers with additional SCORPION(tm) unattended ground sensor (UGS) system spares and technical support. |
01 April 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation's RQ-4 Global Hawk set an endurance record for a full-scale, operational unmanned aircraft on Saturday, March 22, 2008, when it completed a flight of 33.1 hours at altitudes up to 60,000 feet over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. |
28 March 2008 |
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Radar will be incorporated onto Northrop Grumman Corporation's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV). The Navy has decided to commit funds in 2009 to develop a radar capability on Fire Scout. |
22 March 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Marine business unit has been selected to supply the Machinery Control System (MCS) for LHA 6, the first of a new generation of large-deck amphibious assault ships for the U.S. Navy. |
22 March 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Consolidates |
16 March 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is one of two companies awarded a contract by the U.S. Army last month to design and demonstrate a prototype missile interceptor weapon system that will defend warfighters against rocket, artillery, and mortar (RAM) threats. |
16 March 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman exceeds all demonstration target requirements toward goal of producing 100kW solid state laser Northrop Grumman Corporation has demonstrated exemplary performance capability of a laser chain, the first major building block of a solid state demonstrator laser designed to reach a power level of 100kW. |
14 March 2008 |
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Air Force Declares Full Operational Capability for Guidance Replacement
Program |
14 March 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation's Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) has received approval for low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 2 from the U.S. Navy. The company will produce three ALMDS units for approximately $25 million under the contract. It is anticipated that the company will produce 25 units over the next five years when the program enters full rate production in 2010. There is also potential for international sales. |
10 March 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation today delivered the payload module for the second Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite ahead of schedule to the Sunnyvale, Calif., facilities of Lockheed Martin, prime contractor for the Advanced EHF program. Delivery of this second payload module follows one year after the first payload module delivery, which was also delivered ahead of schedule.
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07 March 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded the first phase of a four phase advanced research contract to design and build a cluster of wirelessly interconnected free flying spacecraft. |
05 March 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a contract from the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) to prepare the Advanced Information Management System (AIMS) for transition to major programs of record. Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will conduct risk reduction activities to ensure real time recording and information dissemination capabilities are aligned with current and emerging Air Force platform sensors. The contract is valued at $1.1 million. |
01 March 2008 |
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The RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation celebrated the 10th anniversary of its first flight on Feb. 28, 2008. On that date in 1998 the Global Hawk made history when it flew for one hour over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and climbed to an altitude of 32,000 feet. |
01 March 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation and industry teammates have completed installing the six laser modules that comprise the core of the world's largest mobile laser on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser (ABL). |
26 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation and Harris Corporation successfully demonstrated a way to improve situational awareness for military ground forces with enhanced communications and information management capabilities. The two companies used the demonstration to illustrate that an airborne network based on today's technologies can support tactical information exchange requirements |
23 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman has announced the successful flight demonstration of the company's new fourth generation LITENING all digital precision targeting system. |
23 February 2008 |
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The U.S. Navy has decided to integrate Northrop Grumman Corporation's MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) onto another air-capable ship before it reaches the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). The Fire Scout is still slated to go aboard the LCS, and the Navy remains committed to transitioning the Fire Scout in that direction. |
23 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation and Oshkosh Corporation have selected Plasan, to assist with the design and engineering of the armor for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program. |
22 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation unveiled a new company funded program to develop an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) at the Singapore Air Show. |
21 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by MBDA Italia to provide the navigation and localization system for NATO's Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program within the design and development phase. |
20 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected by the U.S. Naval Aviation Systems Command for phase two of the APR-39 radar warning receiver (RWR) integration program for the Navy's CH-53K helicopter fleet. |
20 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully demonstrated the capability to generate high-resolution, in-flight synthetic aperture radar (SAR) maps using the AESA (active electronically scanned array) radar being produced for the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft. |
17 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered the first three production units of a new-generation multi-radar tracker (MRT) system to the U.S. Marine Corps that will enable the fusing of multiple sensor inputs into a single radar picture for enhanced mobile command-and-control operations. |
17 February 2008 |
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The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a $1.4 billion cost plus incentive fee contract for the construction of a Zumwalt-class destroyer, |
17 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman and L-3 Communications to Study New Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting Aircraft for U.S. Navy |
07 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Wins Phase 2 of Defense Department's Solid-State Advanced Track Illuminator Laser Development Contract |
06 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Taps Long Island Company to Begin Production of First F/A-18F Super Hornet for Royal Australian Air Force |
06 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has demonstrated the interface compatibility of the next-generation Advanced Extremely High Frequency (EHF) military communications satellite with user ground terminals using the new Extended Data Rate (XDR) waveform and protocols. Tests were conducted using a U.S. Army user terminal as well as a terminal configuration to be used by international partners participating in Advanced EHF. |
04 February 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial System (UAV) surpasses expectations and establishes a delivery record in 2007 |
29 January 2008 |
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The U.S. Navy has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation for the design, development and delivery of dismounted and mounted development models for Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RCIED) Electronic Warfare (CREW) systems. |
17 January 2008 |
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SilkAir, the Singapore Airlines-owned regional carrier, has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation's latest air data inertial reference unit, known as the LTN-101E, for its new Airbus A320 aircraft.
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16 January 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has a contract from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) to provide replacement high-speed gear trains for MSC's T-AOE 6 Supply-class fast combat support ships. |
16 January 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has initiated the next phase of the Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) MQ-8B Fire Scout development program with the first flight test using a Test and Training Control Segment. |
07 January 2008 |
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Northrop Grummam has announced that it has submitted its Final Proposal Revision (FPR) for the U.S. Air Force KC-X Tanker Program. The projected contract award is expected on or about Jan. 31, 2008 according to the Air Force. |
03 January 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Achieves Two Milestones Toward Integrating High-Energy Laser With Missile Defense Agency’s Airborne Laser Aircraft |
03 January 2008 |
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that it has received a $1 billion U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract to build a ninth San Antonio (LPD 17)-class ship. This 47-month, fixed-price incentive contract modification provides funding to finish design and begin construction on the new amphibious transport dock ship, Somerset (LPD 25). |
21 December 2007 |
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The second E-2D Advanced Hawkeye development aircraft, known as Delta Two, built for the U.S. Navy by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation, completed its first flight in just over two hours from the company's Florida manufacturing and flight test center Nov. 29 followed by a second flight Dec. 4. |
19 December 2007 |
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