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Unmanned
MQ-8C Fire Scout, first unmanned helicopter to take off from a destroyer - News
December 24, 2014
NORFOLK, Va. U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman officials flew the MQ-8C Fire Scout system for the first time off the guided-missile destroyer, USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) this month off the Virginia coast.
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.
