Northrop Grumman Delivers Center/Aft 'Shipset’ for First International EA-18G Growler

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has completed and delivered to The Boeing Company a major subassembly of the first of 12 EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft ordered by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The subassembly, also known as a shipset, comprises the Growler’s center/aft fuselage section, twin vertical tails and all associated subsystems. It is … Dowiedz się więcej

Global Hawk Sees Decrease in Cost Per Flight Hour amidst Increased Operational Tempo

The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) had another remarkable year in 2014, with a significant decrease in cost per flight hour coupled with a sharp increase in flight hours. The Global Hawk program has brought the system’s cost per flight hour down to the point of … Dowiedz się więcej

Northrop Grumman LITENING Advanced Targeting System Achieves Two Million Operating Hour Milestone

In the life cycle of every military system, some milestones stand out as signature achievements. One million operating hours is one of them – and Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) fielded AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING pods have hit that number for the second time. „This is a significant milestone for the LITENING program and our team is proud … Dowiedz się więcej

Northrop Grumman Delivers 1,000th Distributed Aperture System for the F-35

Marking another on-time delivery, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) recently supplied the 1,000th AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS) sensor for integration on the F-35 Lightning II aircraft. The six infrared DAS sensors on the F-35 provide full spherical situational awareness to the pilot, day and night. The DAS provides a revolutionary capability to autonomously detect and … Dowiedz się więcej

Northrop Grumman to Start Production on Republic of Korea Global Hawks

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will begin production of four RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Republic of Korea’s Air Force. The systems will provide valuable wide-area intelligence gathering capabilities to military commanders so they can make more informed decisions. Under a contract awarded Dec. 16, the company will work closely with the … Dowiedz się więcej

Northrop Grumman, US Missile Defense Agency Successfully Complete Command Cyber Readiness Inspection

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) provided invaluable assistance for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Excellent rating from the Command Cyber Readiness Inspection (CCRI) conducted on the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center (MDIOC) networks at Schriever Air Force Base. The CCRI evaluates a site’s compliance with information assurance and network defense policies and configuration standards … Dowiedz się więcej