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US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout Shines At Sea
San Diego CA: The Northrop Grumman-developed MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) successfully completed the latest set of fully autonomous flight operations onboard the USS McInerney (FFG-8) in support of dynamic interface testing. This was a critical step for the U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout toward Operational Evaluation (OpEval), [...]
Initial MP-RTIP Radar Performance Verification Flights Completed
EL SEGUNDO, Ca: Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed initial testing of the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor. All dedicated mode flights have been completed in the Radar System Level Performance Verification (RSLPV) program, verifying system performance of the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) modes. This new sensor is [...]
Hunter UAV Reaches 75k Flight Hours Milestone
HERNDON, Va.: Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), in use with the U.S. Army since 1996, recently surpassed 75,000 flight hours in service, 50,000 of which were flown in combat. The MQ-5B Hunter, which is currently deployed in the Global War on Terrorism, provides warfighters with state-of-the-art reconnaissance, surveillance, target acquisition (RSTA), communications [...]
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Completes Flight Testing
BETHPAGE, N.Y.: In the blue skies over St. Augustine, Fla., Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye System Development and Demonstration program aircraft recently reached its 1,000th hour of flight testing. The aircraft, currently in flight testing at Northrop Grumman’s East Coast Manufacturing and Flight Test Center, continues to successfully meet, or exceed, all major program and [...]
Northrop Grumman At IMDEX Asia 2009, Singapore
LONDON: Northrop Grumman Corporation will display a range of its maritime defence capabilities and programmes including navigation and ship control systems, landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious ships and the International Patrol Frigate, at the International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (IMDEX), Singapore. IMDEX Asia is the only dedicated international maritime defence show serving the Asia-Pacific [...]
MQ-8B Fire Scout Completes Test Period Onboard FFG-8
SAN DIEGO: A Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) successfully completed fully autonomous flight operations onboard the USS McInerney (FFG-8) frigate. These operations marked the first time that the Navy operated an autonomous VTUAV aboard a surface combatant vessel. This follows at-sea operations aboard the USS [...]
Northrop Lays Keel for California SSN 781 Submarine
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.: Northrop Grumman Corporation hosted a keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class submarine California (SSN 781) at the company’s Shipbuilding sector in Newport News, Va. Mrs. Donna Willard is the ship’s sponsor and served as keel authenticator for the ceremony. She is the wife of Adm. Robert F. Willard, the United States Navy [...]
Former Swiss-Owned F-5E Aircraft Modified for US Use
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla.: Northrop Grumman employees today celebrated the delivery of their 44th modified F-5 Tiger for the U.S. Navy. In a ceremony at the company’s East Coast Aircraft Manufacturing and Flight Test Center, officials from NAVAIR PMA 207 accepted the delivery of the final aircraft under the current Navy F-5 Acquisition/Re-capitalization Program, which provided [...]
First Operational B-2 Bomber With New Radar Delivered
WHITEMAN AFB, Mo: Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered to the U.S. Air Force the first operational B-2 Spirit stealth bomber to be equipped with a newly modernized radar. The aircraft was officially handed off to the Air Force on March 17 at Whiteman Air Force Base, the operational home of the B-2 fleet and the [...]
