Northrop Grumman has donated $2.76 million to the University of Maryland as part of an effort to offer cybersecurity curriculum to junior and senior students. UMD will use the gift to expand cybersecurity instruction and program administration, learning environment, scholarships and campus facilities for the Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for Students …

Northrop Grumman and the National Science Teachers Association have launched a new education initiative intended to build up the teachers’ science, technology, engineering and math instruction skills. The Northrop Grumman Foundation Teachers Academy is designed to equip middle school science, engineering and technology teachers with an understanding of what skills …

Roman Hachkowski, a veteran in optical systems, has joined Northrop Grumman as general manager of the AOA Xinetics business unit. Hachkowski previously held roles at General Dynamics, BAE Systems, ZYGO and Goodrich before he joined AOA Xinetics, Northrop said Thursday. Chris Yamada, vice president of aerospace products business unit at Northrop Grumman, …

Northrop Grumman held several activities in the summer that aimed to promote cybersecurity careers among high school and college students. The company conducted cyber camps from June through August in Colorado and Virginia, and on-the-job training for high school and college interns in partnership with local universities and high schools, Northrop said …

Northrop Grumman has selected Australia-based Mincham Aviation to produce aircraft structure components for the U.S. Navy‘s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system under the Australian Defense Department’s Global Supply Chain program. Mincham is the second Australian supplier to receive the Triton components contract following Northrop’s deal with Ferra Engineering for the manufacture …

Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected to supply mission computer for a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter upgrade program. The company will deliver its FlightPro Gen III mission computers for the UH-1Y and AH‑1Z aircraft under the contract with the Naval Air Systems Command, Northrop Grumman said Thursday. Northrop is scheduled …

Northrop Grumman has received a $111 million contract modification to deliver additional hardware and support equipment for the U.S. Air Force’s aircraft infrared countermeasure system. The company will supply transmitters, missile warning sensors, processors, lasers and control interface units to the Air Force and international clients through April 2017, Northrop …

A subsidiary of Northrop Grumman has won the 2015 Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Excellence from the Small Business Administration in recognition of the company’s efforts to provide small businesses opportunities to serve as subcontractors and suppliers. SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet presented the award on May 8 to the global …

Northrop Grumman has ordered a $2 million test program set from Kitron AS to evaluate the avionics system of the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter. Kitron will develop interface test assemblies that work with Lockheed Martin’s LM-STAR test system under the four-year contract, Kitron said Monday. Northrop …

Northrop Grumman has incorporated a reflector system into NASA’s recently launched soil moisture mapping satellite in order to help the spacecraft collect data upon deployment. The AstroMesh-Lite reflector, developed by Northrop’s Astro Aerospace company, is designed for high frequency communications and radar applications, Northrop Grumman said Tuesday. “Ultra-lightweight technology is …

Northrop Grumman is looking to convert an unused space at the Palmdale, California-based F-35 facility into a production area for a new aircraft, Defense News reported Thursday. Aaron Mehta writes the government-owned, contractor-operated Air Force Plant 42 site has a one-million-square-foot vacant area. Tom Vice, Northrop’s president of aerospace systems, told …

Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush has said the company remains focused on expanding its services in targeted growth areas, Reuters reported Wednesday. “I’m excited about growing our company with what we have. We get the biggest return on the things we do inside the company,” Bush told the news agency. He noted the …

Northrop Grumman and NASA will begin to assemble the $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope following completion of a test run with the pathfinder telescope, The Space Reporter reported Tuesday. Alex Galbraith writes Northrop will ship the space telescope’s components to the Goddard Space Flight Center using Lockheed C-5 Galaxy planes …

Northrop Grumman CEO Wes Bush is confident the company’s unmanned systems offerings fulfill various requirements of its customers worldwide, Flight Global reported Friday. Bush told an earnings call Wednesday that Northrop Grumman is seeing increasing demand from U.S. allies worldwide for its X-47B unmanned carrier air system-demonstrator program, Beth Stevenson …

Northrop Grumman has begun construction on a 220,000 sq ft office and research facility at its Melbourne International Airport campus in Florida, the Orlando Business Journal reported Wednesday. The building is part of the first phase of the company’s planned $500 million, 720,000 sq ft expansion of the campus, Anjali Fluker writes in …