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  • Northrop Conducts 1st Full-Scale Sentinel Static Fire Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Conducts 1st Full-Scale Sentinel Static Fire Test

    Northrop Grumman has completed the first full-scale static test fire of a stage-one solid rocket motor for the U.S. Air Force’s land-based intercontinental ballistic missile system. The company said Monday the LGM-35A Sentinel stage-one solid rocket motor was fired at its test facility in Promontory, Utah, to verify the technology’s design approach and evaluate its […] More

  • Intel’s Cameron Chehreh Joins Ranks of 2023 Wash100 for Government Technology Production, Partnerships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intel’s Cameron Chehreh Joins Ranks of 2023 Wash100 for Government Technology Production, Partnerships

    Executive Mosaic is pleased to enshrine the work of Cameron Chehreh with the 2023 Wash100 Award. This year, we celebrate the Intel public sector vice president and general manager for his leadership in advancing semiconductor chip technology production and in helping to forge partnerships, especially with research and educational institutions. 2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of the […] More

  • NASA Plans to Extend Cargo Resupply Services 2 Contracts Through 2030 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Plans to Extend Cargo Resupply Services 2 Contracts Through 2030

    NASA intends to issue sole-source awards to extend the delivery of cargo and scientific experiments to the International Space Station under the Cargo Resupply Services 2 contracts awarded in 2016. The agency’s Johnson Space Center plans to continue acquiring ISS cargo delivery and ground support services through the CRS-2 contracts from Jan. 1, 2027, through […] More

  • Dynetics Demonstrates Propulsion, Other Tech for Human Landing System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dynetics Demonstrates Propulsion, Other Tech for Human Landing System

    Leidos subsidiary Dynetics has completed several hardware demonstrations and tasks on its human landing system for NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration program in the past 17 months. Recent technology demonstrations for HLS included the propulsion system, lunar dust mitigation, cryogenic fluid management, power and docking systems, Leidos said Wednesday. The company performed the most tasks on […] More

  • Northrop Integrating, Testing New Multifunction Sensor - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Integrating, Testing New Multifunction Sensor

    Northrop Grumman has started integration and testing activities for its maiden Electronically-Scanned Multifunction Reconfigurable Integrated Sensor. The ultra-wideband sensor, called EMRIS, is envisioned to perform simultaneous radar, electronic warfare and communication functions in support of warfighter operations, the aerospace and defense company said Thursday.  The digital active electronically scanned array of EMRIS builds on a […] More

  • Northrop to Produce Handheld Laser Targeting Device for Marine Corps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Produce Handheld Laser Targeting Device for Marine Corps

    Northrop Grumman will manufacture a laser-based man-portable targeting system to enable U.S. Marine Corps personnel operating in GPS-denied environments to identify and locate extended-range targets. The company said Tuesday it received an initial production and operations contract for the Next Generation Handheld Targeting System, a single handheld device intended to help Marines conduct laser guidance […] More

  • Roshan Roeder, Northrop Defense Systems President, Named to 2023 Wash100 for Talent Diversity Advocacy & Tech Integration Leadership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Roshan Roeder, Northrop Defense Systems President, Named to 2023 Wash100 for Talent Diversity Advocacy & Tech Integration Leadership

    Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Roshan Roeder, a corporate vice president at Northrop Grumman and president of its defense systems sector, as the latest industry executive to be inducted into the 2023 Wash100 list of public and private sector leaders with influence in the government contracting arena. Roeder assumed her current role in October […] More

  • Navy Eyes Ground-Launched Version of Extended-Range Missile System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Eyes Ground-Launched Version of Extended-Range Missile System

    The U.S. Navy has tapped Northrop Grumman to explore the feasibility of firing a guided air-launched missile from a ground-based launcher and integrating the weapon system onto the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, The Drive reported Friday. Northrop is expected to demonstrate a ground-based variant of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended […] More

  • Northrop, Partners Demo Airborne Gateway Aboard MQ-4C Triton Test Bed - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Partners Demo Airborne Gateway Aboard MQ-4C Triton Test Bed

    Northrop Grumman has partnered with the U.S. Navy and BAE Systems to test its airborne gateway technology aboard an unmanned aerial system to provide interoperability among disconnected maritime assets. During the flight test, the gateway was installed into the MQ-4C Triton flying test bed to distribute fifth-generation sensor data to ground-based simulators representing various platforms […] More

  • Northrop-Built Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure System Attains IOC Status - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop-Built Aircraft Infrared Countermeasure System Attains IOC Status

    The U.S. Army has declared initial operational capability status for Northrop Grumman’s Common Infrared Countermeasures technology that is designed to provide protection from shoulder-fired and vehicle-launched anti-aircraft missile threats. CIRCM is now available for installation on more than 1,500 Army aircraft and has met the IOC requirements for four helicopter variants: the UH-60M, HH-60M, CH-47F and AH-64E, the […] More

  • Air Force Receives Navigation Technology Satellite-3 From L3Harris - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Receives Navigation Technology Satellite-3 From L3Harris

    L3Harris Technologies has delivered a positioning, navigation and timing satellite technology to the Air Force Research Laboratory in preparation for the spacecraft’s launch in late 2023. The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 payload is now stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, where it will undergo functional and performance evaluation prior to integration into Northrop […] More