Northrop Grumman
Articles related to Northrop Grumman
Comms
Enhanced Polar System Control and Planning Segment review completed by MILSATCOM and Northrop Grumman - News
July 05, 2013
MCLEAN, VA. Northrop Grumman Corp. engineers performed the preliminary design review and software requirements and architecture review for the Polar System (EPS) Control and Planning Segment (CAPS). The system enables space-enabled, secure communications capabilities for polar users in support of national objectives. EPS CAPS provides telemetry and control, cryptographic planning and mission planning for the EPS payload.
Radar/EW
Littoral combat ship (LCS) mine countermeasure mission package integrated by Northrop Grumman - News
June 25, 2013
BETHPAGE, N.Y. Northrop Grumman Corp. won a Navy contract worth $28 million for engineering and production planning services for surface warfare and mine countermeasures mission module components that will be deployed from, and be integrated with, the littoral combat ship (LCS).
Radar/EW
Radio frequency threat simulator from Northrop Grumman to be used at Warner Robins ALS - News
June 04, 2013
BUFFALO, N.Y. Northrop Grumman Corp. will deliver its enhanced Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) system to officials at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC). The company won a task order from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) under the Alliant indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract.
Unmanned
Extension of NASA, Northrop Grumman Space Act Agreement continues use of Global Hawk for scientific research - News
May 31, 2013
SAN DIEGO. The NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and Northrop Grumman have agreed to extend the NASA Space Act Agreement, and will continue to cooperatively use the Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for global science research. The Space Act Agreement allows for shared use and expense of NASA Global Hawks, and the recent extension will keep the partnership in place until April 30, 2018. Northrop Grumman-produced UAS will perform missions such as atmospheric research and hurricane surveillance and will also explore new mission capabilities.
Avionics
Modular Space Vehicle from Northrop Grumman nearing end of manufacturing phase - News
May 29, 2013
REDONDO BEACH, CA – A team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. team finished the third gate review of its first Modular Space Vehicle (MSV) bus assembly, test, and integration, which means functional testing is complete.
Unmanned
Surface ship laser weapon technology to be developed by Northrop Grumman - News
May 22, 2013
REDONDO BEACH, CA. U.S. Navy officials chose Northrop Grumman Corp. for the initial phase of the Solid State Laser Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) program -- a research and development project for maturing solid-state, high-power laser weapon systems and components for Navy ship defense.
Radar/EW
SABR Auto Target Cueing increases F-16 mission capabilities - News
May 15, 2013
BALTIMORE. The Northrop Grumman Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) has demonstrated its autonomous, all-environment Auto Target Cueing (ATC) capability. SABR was designed specifically for the F-16 fighter aircraft, and the ATC precision targeting technology will increase the mission capabilities of F-16 retrofits.
