Northrop Grumman will begin manufacturing 10 pre-production units of an inertial navigation system for the U.S. Navy after completing the critical design review phase of the technology. Todd Leavitt, vice president of maritime systems at Northrop, said in a statement published Wednesday that completing the CDR allows the program for the WSN-12 inertial sensor module […] More

Northrop Grumman has won a potential five-year, $47.8 million contract to build new inertial navigation systems for U.S. Navy ships to replace a system in use for more than 20 years. The company and service branch will design the Replacement Inertial Navigation System to work with the new Navy assured positioning navigation and timing architecture for use in combat settings, […] More

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract of an undisclosed value to help New Zealand’s navy build a new navigation system for two Anzac-class frigates. The company will convert the warships’ MK49 inertial navigation units to an MK39 configuration, Northrop said Wednesday. Todd Leavitt, vice president of maritime systems at Northrop’s electronic systems business, said […] More

Northrop Grumman was awarded a production contract to supply the U.S. Navy with a new inertial sensor module meant to enhance sensor capability of naval surface ships and submarines in Global Positioning System-denied environments. The next generation AN/WSN-12 ISM is part of the Navy’s AN-WSN inertial navigator system, which is set to replace the AN-WSN-7 […] More

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies and other industry partners have commissioned a new command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance production facility at ESG’s Allanton Shipyard. The new shore-based facility was designed to meet the requirements of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter program and will support build-up, testing and […] More

Northrop Grumman has delivered the 500th unit of a ring laser gyroscope inertial navigation system to the U.S. Navy for installation on its select missile cruisers, destroyers,  aircraft carriers and other vessels. The Navy uses the AN/WSN‑7 INS to guide the travels of all Nimitz-class aircraft carriers and surface combatants that carry the Aegis combat […] More

Eastern Shipbuilding Group has expanded the systems integration work of Northrop Grumman in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter program, for which ESG is the prime contractor. Northop said Tuesday it will integrate command, control, communications, computer, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technologies for Heritage-class OPCs. The partnership worked to complete the program’s […] More

Northrop Grumman has unveiled a maritime inertial navigation system that works to integrate with guidance technology designed for unmanned surface and underwater vehicles as well as maritime patrol and surface vessels.

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Northrop Grumman, the mission package integrator for the U.S. Navy‘s Littoral Combat Ship program, will serve as a “captain level” sponsor to the commissioning of an 11th LCS. The company said Thursday it provided mission modules, minehunting systems, integrated bridge and navigation equipment and an MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system for the USS Sioux City. Northrop […] More

Northrop Grumman has secured a contract from Eastern Shipbuilding Group to design C4ISR and machinery control systems on U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter ships for future vessels with updated weapon systems, electronics, range and endurance capacities. Northrop said Monday the design will also have a larger flight deck to accommodate aircraft operations in severe weather and new systems will […] More

Northrop Grumman has completed the preliminary design review of the inertial sensor module in the U.S. Navy‘s WSN-12 Inertial Navigation System Replacement that will succeed the current WSN-7 system. “This is a critical system for both surface and subsurface platforms,” Todd Leavitt, vice president of Northrop’s maritime systems business unit, said Monday. He adds that the […] More

Northrop Grumman contributed $3.17 million worth of its Voyage Management System software to the U. S. Naval Academy Foundation to support midshipman training at the U.S. Naval Academy. The company said Monday the donation of 135 software licenses seeks to improve the education and development of future U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps officers. VMS software features the Electronic […] More