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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.
Cyber
DHS adds Northrop Grumman to critical infrastructure cybersecurity program - News
May 14, 2013
FALLS CHURCH, VA. Northrop Grumman has signed a memorandum of agreement to join the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Enhanced Cybersecurity Services (ECS) program. The agreement will enable expansion of cybersecurity protection for U.S. critical infrastructure. Northrop Grumman has begun the security accreditation approval process required in order to operate as a Commercial Service Provider (CSP) in the ECS program.
Comms
Avionics
Northrop Grumman OA navigation system enters Phase II of DARPA ASPN contract - News
April 22, 2013
WOODLAND HILLS, CA. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Northrop Grumman a follow-on contract to demonstrate an open architecture, plug-n-play navigation system for the All Source Positioning and Navigation (ASPN). The 18-month Phase II contract will result in an implementation of the system into Android-based handheld devices to exhibit the system’s scalability.
