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  • Navy Receives Initial Batch of Northrop Mine-Hunting Sonar Upgrade Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Receives Initial Batch of Northrop Mine-Hunting Sonar Upgrade Kits

    Northrop Grumman has produced the first of three batches of tools for the U.S. Navy to modernize the service branch’s current mine-hunting countermeasure technology. The tools have been delivered to the Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Panama City division  in Florida and are designed to update 27 AQS-24A mine-hunting devices into the AQS-24B configuration, Northrop said Wednesday. The Navy’s HM-12, -14 and -15 Mine Countermeasures […] More

  • Tom Jones: Northrop Demos Mine Sensor with Navy Autonomous Surface Vehicle - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tom Jones: Northrop Demos Mine Sensor with Navy Autonomous Surface Vehicle

    Northrop Grumman has tested a mine detection system that is integrated into a U.S. Navy unmanned surface vehicle during a recent mission test in the Arabian Gulf. Navy and Northrop personnel demonstrated how the branch’s mine-hunting USV could deploy, tow and recover the company’s AQS-24A sensor for detecting underwater mines, Northrop said Monday. The tests […] More