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  • Air Force E-7 Aircraft to Use Northrop-Built Surveillance Radar Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force E-7 Aircraft to Use Northrop-Built Surveillance Radar Tech

    Northrop Grumman will manufacture and supply its active electronically scanned array surveillance radar system to the U.S. Air Force for integration into its E-7 aircraft. The company said Monday it will begin production of the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array sensor to provide the aircraft with long-range sensing, detection and identification features. MESA was designed to enable simultaneous […] More

  • Four Firms Secure Winning Spot in Final ThunderDrone Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Four Firms Secure Winning Spot in Final ThunderDrone Competition

    Four companies have booked winning berths in a three-day prototyping competition held in June that sought technologies that could thwart enemy unmanned aerial systems, the National Defense Magazine reported. The U.S. Special Operations Command organized the event called Game of Drones, which is the third and final installment of the ThunderDrone competition. The winning counter-UAS prototype […] More

  • Northrop Completes 1st Flight Test of Panel-Based Sensor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Completes 1st Flight Test of Panel-Based Sensor

    Northrop Grumman evaluated the performance of its modular panel-based sensor technology during an exercise conducted in April at the company’s flight test facility in Baltimore, Maryland. The multifunction surveillance system functioned both on ground moving target indicator radar mode and on synthetic aperture radar mapping mode as part of the maiden flight, Northrop said Tuesday. The sensor is designed to integrate with new modes and technologies built to […] More