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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 Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems officials have withdrawn from the U.S. Air Force T-X competition.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.
Comms
Northrop Grumman/Lufthansa partnership aids Australian air force - News
January 19, 2017
SYDNEY, Australia. Northrop Grumman Integrated Defence Services (IDS), a fully-owned Australian subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp. (Falls Church, Va.) has signed an agreement with Lufthansa Technik to support the Royal Australian Air Force?s fleet of KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft. Northrop Grumman IDS is the prime contractor for MRTT Through-Life Support (TLS).
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy's airborne mine detection system achieves initial operational capability - News
January 12, 2017
MELBOURNE, Fla. Northrop Grumman's-built AN/AES-1 Airborne Laser Mine Detection System (ALMDS) for the U.S. Navy has reached initial operational capability.
Comms
Demonstration enables live distributed connectivity between Australian air force and U.S.-based lab - News
December 14, 2016
CANBERRA, Australia. Engineers at Northrop Grumman Australia - a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp. - completed a demonstration with a distributed network environment between two Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) simulators and a Northrop Grumman test lab.
