Executive Mosaic is honored to present Mary Petryszyn, corporate vice president of Defense Systems with Northrop Grumman, as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for her efforts to drive modernization and support new technology offerings for the defense, security and military sectors. This marks Petryszyn first Wash100 Award. Executive Mosaic congratulates Mary Petryszyn and Northrop Grumman on her first Wash100 Award.
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Executive Spotlight: Tom Afferton, VP of Defense and Intelligence Business Unit with Northrop Grumman Defense Systems
Tom Afferton, vice president of Defense and Intelligence Business Unit with Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding information technology (IT) modernization, cybersecurity and evolving threats. He also addressed how the company has helped customers adapt to remote working and how it's shifted the technology and cultural landscape. …
Read More »Northrop Grumman Selects Bechtel to Support GBSD Under $13.3B Contract
Bechtel National, the U.S. government contracting subsidiary of Bechtel, has been selected by Northrop Grumman to help deliver the U.S. Ground Based Strategic Deterrent System (GBSD) of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and develop infrastructure for the U.S. Air Force, Bechtel reported on Thursday. In support of Northrop Grumman's 8.5-year, $13.3 billion contract, Bechtel will provide launch infrastructure design and construction.
Read More »Executive Spotlight: Interview With Shawn Purvis, Corporate VP and Enterprise Services President for Northrop Grumman
Shawn Purvis, corporate vice president and president of enterprise services at Northrop Grumman, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding the specific challenges that are facing the aerospace and defense industries and how enterprise services will enable Northrop to overcome them.
Read More »Northrop Grumman Gets Contract to Continue Work on Air, Missile Defense System
Northrop Grumman recently secured a $60.6M contract to continue providing a range of support services for the U.S. Army's air and missile defense system.
Read More »Ginkgo Bioworks to Support Federal Biosecurity Via Spot on $8B DoD Contract; Partners With Northrop Grumman
Ginkgo Bioworks has secured a position on a potential 10-year Defense Department omnibus contract worth up to $8.3 billion for chemical and biosecurity projects. The company said Wednesday it will develop and deploy biosecurity tools as the only synthetic biology firm on the Joint Enterprise Research, Development, Acquisition and Production/Procurement …
Read More »Northrop Grumman Expands Illinois Presence; Mary Petryszyn Comments
Northrop Grumman has opened a new 42,000-square-foot office in Arlington Heights, Ill., which will supplement its existing 46-acre facility in Rolling Meadows, Daily Herald reported Monday. The expansion will help the company enhance services for customers in the area of national security, Mary Petryszyn, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman’s …
Read More »Northrop Grumman Delays ICON Launch to Assess Pegasus XL
Northrop Grumman has postponed the launch of NASA‘s Ionospheric Connection Explorer spacecraft atop the Pegasus XL space vehicle to further assess the rocket after it sent off-nominal data during the ferry flight. The Falls Church, Va.-based firm said Friday it will test the Orbital ATK rocket back at Vandenberg Air …
Read More »Northrop Grumman Gets $153M Navy-FMS Modification for Japan E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
Northrop Grumman Systems‘ military aircraft business has received a $153.2 million U.S. Navy-issued foreign military sales contract modification for one E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to be delivered to Japan. The service branch obligates the entire modification amount upon awarding, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The company will perform work at locations in Florida, New York, Indiana, …
Read More »Northrop Grumman Gets USAF Reimbursement Modification for Satellite Sustainment
Northrop Grumman has received a $7.1 million U.S. Air Force contract modification for reimbursements concerning satellite sensor sustainment services. The increase stems from an exercised option tasking the company to sustain sensors of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program on-orbit constellation and raises the contract’s value to $14.1 million, the Defense Department said Wednesday. USAF obligates entire …
Read More »Northrop Grumman Awards Scholarships to High School Winners of CyberPatriot Competition
Northrop Grumman awarded $52,500 worth of scholarships to the high school teams that won at the CyberPatriot X National Finals Competition, which took place on April 17. An awards banquet was held on April 18 at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore, where the winners were announced, Northrop Grumman said Wednesday. …
Read More »Northrop Grumman, US Army Upgrade Joint Tactical Ground Station Installation in Japan
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Army recently upgraded the Joint Tactical Ground Station installation in Japan. JTAGS is a component of the U.S. early missile warning system. During the upgrade, the facility’s software, hardware, communications, cyber defenses and human interfaces were modernized. The facility was also given access to data …
Read More »Northrop Grumman Receives Nunn-Perry Award for Mentor-Protégé Program Participation With QTEC
The Defense Department has given a team from Northrop Grumman the Nunn-Perry award for supporting QTEC Aerospace with its business operations for three years under the Missile Defense Agency's Mentor-Protégé Program. Northrop Grumman said Monday QTEC saw its business and workforce expand during the effort. The Va.-based firm also worked …
Read More »Navy Taps Northrop Grumman to Support E-2D Trainer Development for Japan
Northrop Grumman has received a $13.8 million contract to deliver programmatic and engineering services for the Japanese government’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye weapon system trainer. Services will be done to support the development, integration and verification of the early warning aircraft trainer under a foreign military sales effort with Japan, the Defense Department said Friday. …
Read More »Northrop Grumman Delivers Mission Computer Systems for Marine Corps Helicopter Upgrade Program
Northrop Grumman has supplied its mission computer system to the U.S. Marine Corps in support of the service branch’s H-1 helicopter upgrade program. The company said Thursday the Tech Refresh Mission Computer was fielded onboard the UH-1Y and AH-1Z aircraft as part of the upgrade program which aims to replace …
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