Tag: Northrop Grumman
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Northrop Grumman Delivers 500th Fourth Generation LITENING Advanced Targeting and C4ISR System
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) recently delivered the 500th fourth generation AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING targeting pod to the United States military, marking an important milestone as forces worldwide continue to transition their LITENING pods to the current configuration. LITENING G4 and SE have become the 4th generation targeting and ISR pod of choice for the world’s air forces.…
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Northrop Grumman Passes Key Design Review for B-2 Weapons Management Upgrade Program
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Air Force that its plans to upgrade key weapons management software for the B-2 stealth bomber are on track and ready to proceed to the next level of development. The company successfully completed the critical design review (CDR) of the service’s Flexible Strike Phase 1…
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RQ-4 Global Hawk Achieves Milestone C
The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk high altitude, long endurance autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) successfully completed Milestone C approval from the Defense Acquisition Executive. For the Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)-built Global Hawk program, Milestone C is a key incremental step in the Department of Defense’s acquisition process that enables the program to move…
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Northrop Grumman to Supply Navigation System for SBIRS GEO-6 Satellite
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected by prime contractor Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) to provide the space inertial reference system for the U.S. Air Force’s sixth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite. Northrop Grumman will provide its Scalable Space Inertial Reference Unit (Scalable SIRU™) for sensor pointing/stabilization and attitude control on…
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X-47B Unmanned Aircraft Demonstrates the First Autonomous Aerial Refueling
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated fully autonomous aerial refueling (AAR) with the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) aircraft today, marking the first time in history that an unmanned aircraft has refueled in-flight. This is another historic aviation milestone for the X-47B, which in 2013 became the first unmanned…
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Space Solar Power Initiative Established by Northrop Grumman and Caltech
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has signed a sponsored research agreement with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) for the development of the Space Solar Power Initiative (SSPI). Under the terms of the agreement, Northrop Grumman will provide up to $17.5 million to the initiative over three years. Working together, the team will develop the scientific…