Articles By: Northrop Grumman

First Extremely High Frequency Satcom Hardware on B-2

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.: Northrop Grumman Corporation technicians here have begun installing the first set of hardware for a B-2 stealth bomber upgrade that will eventually allow the jet to send and receive battlefield information up to 100 times faster than its current satellite communications...

March 19th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

Northrop to Perform Refueling and Complex Overhaul of CVN 72

NEWPORT NEWS, Va.: Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Navy initially valued at $80.1 million to accomplish planning work for the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). If all options of the contract...

March 19th, 2010 | Navy News | Read More

Northrop Delivers 500th Directional Infrared Countermeasures System

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.: Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced the delivery of the 500th Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM) aircraft self-protection system to the U.S. Government. Representatives of the U.S. Navy and Air Force were on hand to commemorate the event, which took place at the...

March 18th, 2010 | Defense Technology News | Read More

Integrated Bridge Systems for New Indian Navy Fleet Tankers

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va: Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected to supply integrated bridge systems (IBS) for two new fleet tankers being built in Italy for the Indian Navy. The IBS orders were placed with Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine unit by the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, which...

March 16th, 2010 | Navy News | Read More

LITENING Targeting System Demo on US Navy F/A-18E/F

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill: Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced it successfully demonstrated its LITENING advanced targeting capabilities on the U.S. Navy's premier fighter/attack aircraft, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, marking the eighth U.S. combat aircraft to fly the advanced targeting system. "During...

March 12th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

Statement from Northrop on USAF Aerial Refueling Tanker Program

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The following is a statement from Wes Bush, Chief Executive Officer and President of Northrop Grumman Corporation, concerning the U.S. Air Force aerial refueling tanker program. "After a comprehensive analysis of the final RFP, Northrop Grumman has determined that it will not submit...

March 10th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

Northrop, Air Force Set to Resolve Critical B-2 Sustainment Issue

PALMDALE, Ca: Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Air Force hope to soon resolve, once and for all, a technical issue that's challenged engineers and maintainers of the nation's fleet of B-2 stealth bombers for more than 20 years: cracking in the B-2's aft deck, a metallic panel on the bomber's...

March 4th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

Global Hawk Makes History With First Roundtrip Flight

Palmdale CA: Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) made aviation history Feb. 2 when it successfully completed its first roundtrip flight from the company's Palmdale, Calif., manufacturing facility. AF-20, a Block 30 Global Hawk built for the U.S. Air Force, performed the...

March 2nd, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

Fire Scout Deploys Unmanned Ground Vehicles

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla: Northrop Grumman Corporation's Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS) demonstrated how the U.S. Army and other land forces could rely on its ability to ferry unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) and other logistics items into combat zones during the Army's recent Expeditionary...

March 1st, 2010 | Army News | Read More