Northrop Grumman tested the interoperability of the Next Generation Electronic Warfare system and an active electronically scanned array radar aboard a demonstrator aircraft during the Northern Lightning Air Force exercise held in August at Volk Field Air National Guard Base in Wisconsin, C4ISRNET reported Wednesday. NGEW is an ultrawideband system designed for use aboard the […] More

The UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter with Northrop Grumman’s open architecture-based integrated avionics suite has reached the First Unit Equipped designation, enabling the aircraft to enter into service with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s unit at Fort Indiantown Gap. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation Missile Center has certified the aircraft to operate under visual […] More

The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard has deployed a Northrop Grumman-built advanced targeting pod capable of providing F-16 aircraft pilots with full-color digital video for situational awareness and targeting accuracy. The company said Tuesday the Litening pod features a modular design that allows users to update the pod into the new full-color configuration.

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Northrop Grumman has incorporated an updated digital cockpit into the integrated avionics platform of the U.S. Army's UH-60V Black Hawk aircraft.

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The U.S. Marine Corps has completed a flight test of an AH-1Z Viper helicopter, built by Textron’s Bell subsidiary, with a Northrop Grumman-made tactical data link system to demonstrate two-way communications between the aircraft and a ground terminal. For the demonstration, the partnership equipped AH-1Z with the Link-16 mission package comprised of a digital moving […] More

Northrop Grumman has participated in the Northern Edge joint exercise and showcased its advanced networking technologies aimed at supporting the communication and information sharing of warfighters and military units. The company said Friday it has demonstrated its Freedom targeting pod and Freedom radios using three separate platforms. James Conroy, Northrop’s vice president for navigation, targeting […] More

Northrop Grumman has shipped the latest version of an avionics suite with digital cockpit features to support the U.S. Army's fleet of UH-60V Black Hawk medium-lift helicopters, Inside Defense reported Wednesday.

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Northrop Grumman has received a $46M delivery order from the U.S. Air Force to supply Joint Threat Emitter systems designed to simulate anti-aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missile threats for aircrew training activities.

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