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Global Hawk Completes First Full System Flight With MP-RTIP Sensor
Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) completed its first full system flight with the high performance AN/ZPY-2, also referred to as the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor. The flight took place at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., on July 21. This is a first for a fleet of [...]
Northrop Demonstrates Improved Aircraft Survivability and Digital Interoperability
Technology developed as part of Northrop Grumman’s Rotorcraft Avionics Innovation Laboratory (RAIL) took flight for the first time aboard the U.S. Navy’s T-Rex UH-1N test bed aircraft to demonstrate improved aircraft survivability, increased situational awareness and digital interoperability. Utilizing an Internet Protocol (IP)-based, mesh-enabled, beyond-line-of-sight network, the aircraft transmitted and received sensor meta-data and imagery [...]
Northrop ICBM Team in Test Launch of Minuteman III
The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Prime Team, led by Northrop Grumman Corporation participated in an Air Force Global Strike Command flight test of an operational Minuteman III ICBM launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., on June 22, 2011. Designated Glory Trip 204GM, the launch proceeded as planned with the missile traveling some 4,800 miles [...]
Northrop to Help India Modernize Air Bases
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Europe-based air traffic management subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems is providing a range of navigation equipment including Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) and Doppler VHF Omni-directional Range Systems (DVOR) for air bases in India as part of the Indian air force’s Modernization of Air Field Infrastructure (MAFI) project. Under the contract awarded [...]
X-47B Can Operate From an Aircraft Carrier
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman have completed a demonstration of the ship-based software and systems that will allow the X-47B unmanned air vehicle to operate from the deck of an aircraft carrier. The test, conducted July 2 in the western Atlantic with the Navy carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN-69), culminated with several successful [...]
Northrop Demos STARLite Radar on a Army Persistent Threat Detection System
Northrop Grumman has announced the successful demonstration of its STARLite radar on a U.S. Army Persistent Threat Detection System (PTDS), an aerostat surveillance platform uniquely positioned to aid in the defense of ground troops. During the demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground in Yuma, Ariz., the STARLite system, which carries the military designation AN/ZPY-1, detected vehicles [...]
Northrop Completes F-35 JSF Sensor Testing
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully participated in the 2011 Northern Edge joint military exercise by demonstrating key F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) sensor capabilities in a demanding operational environment. The AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) were mounted aboard Northrop Grumman’s BAC1-11 test aircraft during the exercise. The [...]
Firebird Uses Three Eyes and Fourth Sensor Payload
The Northrop Grumman’s Firebird intelligence-gathering air system successfully used three different high-definition video sensors and an electronics support payload all at the same time – a future capability sought by the U.S. military that’s available today. The flight marks the first time three electro-optical, infrared sensors have been used simultaneously with a fourth payload on [...]
Northrop Showcases Firebird and Other Emerging ISR Solutions
During U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Empire Challenge 2011 (EC11) exercise conducted here, Northrop Grumman integrated emerging mission solutions into a real-world environment to showcase how new technologies can help warfighters better perform their jobs. “Empire Challenge not only allows the warfighter to directly participate in various concepts of operations, but it also offers Northrop Grumman [...]
