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Unmanned
Navy receives first Operational MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter - News
December 08, 2014
SAN DIEGO. Northrop Grumman dropped off the first operational MQ-8C version of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter to the U.S. Navy. The system will be used by ship-based commanders to improve the Navy's intelligence-gathering capabilities.
Radar/EW
LITENING pod upgrade contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
November 19, 2014
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. Northrop Grumman won a contract to upgrade the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING Advanced Targeting Systems for the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, and Marine Corps. The award will complete the process of bringing all Air Force Block 1 pods to the G4 configuration, which equals completion of the transition to the latest version of the LITENING system.
Radar/EW
Marine Corps Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system LRIP contract awarded to Northrop Grumman - News
October 29, 2014
BALTIMORE. Northrop Grumman Corp. won a $207,291,682 contract for low-rate initial production of the Marine Corps AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) systems.
Unmanned
Northrop Grumman's MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS completes sloped landing test - News
October 24, 2014
Point Mugu, Calif. Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout has successfully completed precision sloped landing tests at Point Mugu, Naval Base Ventura County.
Avionics
Airbus selects new helicopter Attitude and Heading Reference System from Northrop Grumman - News
October 21, 2014
ORLANDO. Airbus Helicopters chose Northrop Grumman Corp. to certify and deliver its new LCR-350 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) for various platforms.
Unmanned
Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy flight test second Triton UAS - News
October 16, 2014
PALMDALE, Calif. On October 15, the U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman completed the first flight test of the second MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The over 6-hour flight was a critical first step in preparing the UAS to fly to a Navy facility in Maryland in late October.
Comms
Payload for fourth SBIRS Missile Defense Early Warning Satellite delivered to Air Force - News
October 08, 2014
SUNNYVALE, Calif. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman personnel have delivered the payload to the U.S. Air Force for the fourth Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite of the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS).
