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Comms
Astro Aerospace will provide L-band mesh reflectors for Inmarsat 6 satellites - News
March 30, 2017
CARPINTERIA, Calif. Northrop Grumman's business unit, Astro Aerospace will provide Airbus Defence and Space with nine meter L-band mesh reflectors for two Inmarsat 6 satellites.
Radar/EW
SAAB AB officials receive electromagnetic simulator for Gripen aircraft testing - News
March 22, 2017
BUFFALO, N.Y. Officials at the Amherst Systems business unit of Northrop Grumman Corp. delivered a Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) to SAAB AB, Surveillance in Jarfalla, Sweden. CEESIM will perform aircraft testing on the Gripen JAS 39 multirole fighter.
Radar/EW
Royal Danish air force to equip F-16s with advanced targeting pods - News
March 15, 2017
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman has won a contract to provide the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) with its LITENING multisensor targeting and surveillance for installation on the RDAF's F-16 aircraft.
Unmanned
MS-177 sensor payload begins testing on RQ-4 Global Hawk - News
March 01, 2017
SAN DIEGO. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. started testing the MS-177 sensor payload on an RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft system. The flight tests is the first time the sensor has flown on a high altitude long-range autonomous aircraft. Testing is expected to continue through the first half of 2017.
Radar/EW
USMC, Northrop Grumman complete integration event with AN/TPS G/ATOR system - News
February 27, 2017
BALTIMORE. U.S. Marine Corps and Northrop Grumman officials completed an initial integration event for the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system.
Avionics
BAE Systems/ Northrop Grumman team withdraw from T-X competition - News
February 02, 2017
FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems officials have withdrawn from the U.S. Air Force T-X competition.
Comms
USAF missile-warning satellite launches, on its way to final orbit - News
January 24, 2017
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Following a successful launch on January 20, the third U.S. Air Force Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO satellite acquired the correct signals and is responding to commands as planned; signal acquisition occurred approximately 37 minutes after liftoff.
