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  • Beechcraft Selects Northrop Tech for King Air Platform's Inertial Navigation Upgrade - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Beechcraft Selects Northrop Tech for King Air Platform’s Inertial Navigation Upgrade

    Textron subsidiary Beechcraft has selected a Northrop Grumman-built navigation technology as an “inertial product option” for the King Air turboprop aircraft series. The LCR-100N, developed by Northrop unit LITEF, works to send navigation data to an autopilot system and helps aircraft to navigate in extreme latitudes and coast through satellite outages when used in conjunction with a flight management system, Northrop said Wednesday. Beechcraft […] More

  • Northrop Navigation Tech Incorporated in Dassault-Led Euro Combat Drone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Navigation Tech Incorporated in Dassault-Led Euro Combat Drone

    A Northrop Grumman subsidiary based in Germany has worked with Saab Aerosystems to develop a navigation, flight guidance and control system for an unmanned combat air vehicle prototype that flew over France, Italy and Sweden in flight tests. Northrop Grumman LITEF helped build the Attitude and Heading Reference System for the nEUROn drone that a six-country cooperative developed as an experimental, stealth platform to help build and test […] More