Northrop Grumman has fielded a web-based logistics support system meant to replace legacy management information systems of the U.S. Army and its National Guard and Reserve units. Increment 1 of the Global Combat Support System-Army is designed to help the service branch monitor unit supply, property book, finance, materiel, maintenance and dispatching functions, Northrop said …
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Navy Reviews Northrop’s Bomb Disposal Robot Design; Dan Verwiel Comments
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have finished a critical design review of a robotic technology the company designed to support explosive ordnance reconnaissance and threat assessment operations. The assessment determined that Northrop’s final design for a dismounted operations variant of the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System is ready to enter the program’s system fabrication, assembly, integration …
Read More »Northrop, Army Demo Integrated Battle Command System; Dan Verwiel Comments
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army have completed a flight test on an integrated air and missile defense system built to help soldiers identify and destroy targets. A Patriot Advanced Capability 3 interceptor engaged a cruise missile target through the command-and-control input provided by the IAMD battle command system during the demonstration, Northrop …
Read More »Northrop Hands Missile Defense System Prototype Shelters to US Army; Dan Verwiel Comments
Northrop Grumman has handed over four prototype engagement operations shelters to the U.S. Army for the branch’s Integrated air and missile defense Battle Command System. Northrop said Wedneday it delivered the prototype shelters after it integrated improvements suggested by soldiers involved in IBCS-related warfighter exercises. Dan Verwiel, vice president and general manager …
Read More »Northrop Co-Hosts Small Business Tech Brainstorming Sessions; Dan Verwiel Comments
Northrop Grumman helped the U.S. Missile Defense Agency host an event May 20 to brainstorm technological ideas with smaller companies as part of the Defense Department‘s Small Business Innovation Research initiative. The company also presented its air and missile defense technology programs to several SBIR contract holders during the forum, …
Read More »Army Kicks Off Flight Test of Northrop C2 Missile Defense System; Dan Verwiel Comments
The U.S. Army has conducted an initial flight test of a Northrop Grumman-built integrated air and missile defense battle command system designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles. The IBCS has mission control software that aims to help engagement center operators intercept missile threats, the company said Thursday. Dan Verwiel, vice …
Read More »Northrop, Qtec Partner for MDA’s Mentor-Protege Program; Dan Verwiel, Kathryn Broad Comment
Northrop Grumman and professional services firm Qtec have joined a U.S. Missile Defense Agency mentor-protege program that is meant to encourage small businesses to participate more in federal subcontracts. Northrop said Friday it will mentor Qtec in business development, information assurance, systems engineering and cybersecurity under a three-year agreement. “This …
Read More »Northrop Showcases New Battlespace C2 Platform; Dan Verwiel Comments
Northrop Grumman has introduced a mobile command and control technology that aims to provide military users with a unified view of battlespace data during joint operations. The company is demonstrating its Citadel Enterprise Battle Command System at the ongoing International Defence Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, …
Read More »Dan Verwiel: Northrop Helps Assess Security of MDA’s Missile Defense Networks
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Northrop Grumman have partnered to conduct a five-day command cyber readiness inspection at the agency’s Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center in Colorado. Northrop said Tuesday the evaluation sought to determine if computer networks at the site comply with the Defense Department‘s information assurance …
Read More »Dan Verwiel: Northrop Helps MDA Facilitate Missile Defense Wargame
Northrop Grumman and the Missile Defense Agency have collaborated to facilitate multiple wargame sessions designed to help warfighters counter ballistic missile theats. The wargame took place during the annual Ronald Reagan Missile Defense Forum held recently at Fort Belvoir, Va. and simulated a future battlefield scenario using a BMD architecture, …
Read More »Defense Sector Vets Michael Griffin, Lisa Porter, Daniel Verwiel Named Rajant Strategic Advisers
Industrial network technology maker Rajant has appointed former Department of Defense officials Michael Griffin and Lisa Porter as well as former Northrop Grumman executive Daniel Verwiel as strategic advisers to inform market strategy development efforts.
Read More »Army Receives Northrop-Built Air & Missile Defense Operations Center
Northrop Grumman has delivered an engagement operations center built with a command-and-control system for U.S. Army personnel to obtain a unified view of the battlespace.
Read More »Northrop Receives Aviation Week Program Excellence Award for Virtual Mission Planning Software
Northrop Grumman has won the Aviation Week Program Excellence Award under the supplier aftermarket category for its software program designed to support the U.S. Air Force’s contingency and crisis action planning operations. The company said Thursday over 300 program management representatives from the public and private sectors selected the Global …
Read More »Army Evaluates Detection Capabilities of Northrop Battle Command System in Live Air Test
The U.S. Army has assessed the detection and tracking capabilities of Northrop Grumman‘s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System during a live air test conducted in New Mexico. Northrop said Wednesday the IBCS combined data from sensors and different sources of information during the three-week test to create …
Read More »Army Performs Multinode Distributed Test of Northrop Battle Command System
The U.S. Army has tested long-range network management features of the Northrop Grumman-built Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System. IBCS helped soldiers maintain video, data and voice connectivity through network management, execute and track simulated threats and identify aerial objects as “friend or foe” during the five-week soldier checkout …
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