Articles By: Northrop Grumman
Northrop Highlights Global Security Capabilities at the Dubai Airshow 2009
LONDON: Northrop Grumman Corporation is participating in the Dubai Airshow 2009 where it will highlight its global security capabilities and programs, including its world leading expertise in airborne early warning and control systems, fire control radars and infrared countermeasures.
The Dubai Airshow...
November 12th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Northrop Begins Production on First International F-35 JSF
PALMDALE, ca: Northrop Grumman Corporation has begun producing the center fuselage for the first international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, an F-35B short take off, vertical landing (STOVL) variant for the United Kingdom designated BK-1. The center fuselage is the core structure around which the F-35 aircraft...
November 3rd, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Production Begins on New Radar for B-2 Bomber
PALMDALE, Calif: The nation's fleet of B-2 stealth bombers will all receive a new Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed radar system following the U.S. Air Force's decision to authorize full-rate production of the units by the company's Radar Modernization Program (RMP).
The decision, made Oct. 16 by...
October 23rd, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
LCS Independence Completes Builder’s Trials
MOBILE, Ala: Independence (LCS 2), the innovative high-speed trimaran combatant ship being constructed by shipbuilder Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., as part of the General Dynamics Littoral Combat Ship Team, successfully completed a series of tests known as builder's trials on October 18 in the Gulf of...
October 23rd, 2009 | Navy News | Read More
First Euro Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Unveiled
PALMDALE, Ca: Northrop Grumman Corporation and EADS Defence & Security (DS) introduced the first Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) in an unveiling ceremony today at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, Calif., facility.
The Euro Hawk marks the first international configuration of the RQ-4 Global...
October 12th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Longbow Fire Control Radar Block III Passes Testing Milestone
BALTIMORE: The new LONGBOW Fire Control Radar Block III system hardware and operational software successfully completed the first half of initial flight tests on an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter. The U.S. Army conducted the tests at the Yuma Proving Grounds in southern Arizona. The new system is being...
October 8th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Hunter UAS Fielded With Automatic Takeoff And Landing System
Herndon VA: Northrop Grumman has equipped and fielded its Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) with an Automatic Takeoff and Landing System (ATLS) to the Army's UAS Training Battalion, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., where it successfully completed its first launch and recovery.
Hunter, which has been in use...
October 5th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Northrop, Selex Team to Compete for Army’s Countermeasures Program
ROLLING MEADOWS: Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced the formation of a strategic alliance with SELEX Galileo, a Finmeccanica company, to compete for the U.S. Army's Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) program.
CIRCM is intended to provide the U.S. military with a laser-based infrared (IR)...
September 14th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Development Continues On US Army DCGS
Baltimore MD: Northrop Grumman has been selected by the U.S. Army to finalize development of its Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) Mobile Basic system, specifically for the Army's emerging Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). Valued at $296 million, this continuation development contract covers...
August 21st, 2009 | Army News | Read More
Enhancing Littoral Warfighting Capabilities
Baltimore MD: A Northrop Grumman-led team has successfully demonstrated the integration of the AN/SPQ-9B radar and Naval Expeditionary Overwatch (NEO) system sensor data into the Integrated Combat Management System (ICMS) at the Navy's Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) at Dam Neck, Va.
The team...
August 19th, 2009 | Navy News | Read More

