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  • NASA Taps Northrop Subsidiary to Provide Optics Tech for Future Space Observatory - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Taps Northrop Subsidiary to Provide Optics Tech for Future Space Observatory

    A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has received a contract from NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop an optical technology platform for integration with an infrared space observatory. Northrop said Monday Adaptive Optics Associates will design and produce an adaptive optics tool for the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope designed to capture images of exoplanets throughout the platform’s mission. AOX will integrate adaptive […] More

  • Orbital ATK Gets $90M Contract to Supply Northrop Bomber Aircraft Components - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Orbital ATK Gets $90M Contract to Supply Northrop Bomber Aircraft Components

    Northrop Grumman has awarded Orbital ATK a potential five-year, $90 million contract to manufacture aircraft composite parts in support of the U.S. Air Force‘s B-2 Spirit aircraft modernization effort. Orbital ATK said Tuesday it will produce 17 hot trailing edge structures and provide non-recurring engineering services for B-2 bombers. The contract has an option for follow-on orders. Steve Earl, vice president and general manager of […] More

  • Northrop to Help Sustain Navy's Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator Under $65M Contract Option - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Help Sustain Navy’s Maritime Surveillance Demonstrator Under $65M Contract Option

    Northrop Grumman has received a $64.5 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to help operate and maintain the service branch’s Broad Area Maritime Surveillance-Demonstrator aircraft. The Defense Department said Wednesday that Northrop will also provide sustainment engineering and logistics services for RQ-4 Global Hawk peculiar items, support equipment and technical publications under the BAMS-D program. The company […] More

  • Northrop to Design Hardware, Software for Air Force's Next-Gen Navigation System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Design Hardware, Software for Air Force’s Next-Gen Navigation System

    Northrop Grumman has secured a $49 million contract to design hardware and software for the U.S. Air Force‘s next-generation integrated navigation system. The company said Tuesday it will design preliminary architecture under the technology maturation and risk reduction phase of the Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System-Modernization program. EGI-M will be equipped with M-Code-capable GPS receivers to support the transmission of military signals. Dean Ebert, […] More

  • Boeing Performs Radar Upgrade on Saudi Arabia's AWACS Aircraft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Performs Radar Upgrade on Saudi Arabia’s AWACS Aircraft

    Boeing has completed an effort to optimize the radar systems of Saudi Arabia’s fleet of E-3A airborne warning and control system aircraft. The Radar System Improvement Program is intended to boost the original equipment’s radar sensitivity and widen the range for tracking targets, Boeing said Tuesday. Northrop Grumman provided the RSIP kit which is comprised of a new radar computer, […] More

  • Northrop Showcases Multi-Mission Radar Platform at Army C-RAM Test Event - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Showcases Multi-Mission Radar Platform at Army C-RAM Test Event

    Northrop Grumman has demonstrated a multi-mission sensor technology during a U.S. Army event for counter-rocket, artillery and mortar systems at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The company said Tuesday its Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar system helped operators detect and identify unmanned aerial systems as well as obtain situational awareness data in real time during the test event. HAMMR also connected with the service branch’s […] More

  • Northrop Secures Navy Triton UAS Long-Lead Material Procurement Funds - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Secures Navy Triton UAS Long-Lead Material Procurement Funds

    Northrop Grumman has received a $49.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead components, materials, parts and services required to produce the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. The Defense Department said Monday work will occur in Maryland, West Virginia, Utah, Texas, California and other locations in the continental U.S. through December 2017. The Naval Air Systems Command will […] More

  • Northrop Unveils South Australia-Based Aircraft Countermeasure Tech Support Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Unveils South Australia-Based Aircraft Countermeasure Tech Support Facility

    Northrop Grumman has established a new facility in Adelaide, South Australia, to provide in-country support services for laser-based aircraft countermeasure systems. The facility is located at the Australian air force’s Edinburgh base and will support repair and maintenance efforts for Northrop-built Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures systems that work to detect, identify and defeat air-launched missile threats, the company said Thursday. […] More

  • Northrop to Help Build Defense Electronics & Sustainment Center in Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Help Build Defense Electronics & Sustainment Center in Australia

    Northrop Grumman will make a $37.2 million investment to build a defense electronics maintenance and sustainment center for Australia’s armed forces. The company said Monday the Electronic Sustainment Center of Excellence will be located at Badgerys Creek precinct in Western Sydney, where Northrop will serve as the anchor tenant for an aerospace and defense industries precinct. The ESCE will support advanced electronics […] More

  • Northrop Hands Marine Corps 1st G/ATOR Radar System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Hands Marine Corps 1st G/ATOR Radar System

    Northrop Grumman has turned over a mobile multimission radar system to the U.S. Marine Corps as part of an initial low-rate initial production contract awarded in October 2014. The company said Tuesday its AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar will replace five legacy radars being used by Marines and the system’s architecture works to interact with multiple command-and-control systems. G/ATOR is designed to detect, track and engage a range […] More

  • Northrop Secures Contract Funds for E-2D Aircraft Delivery to Japan - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Secures Contract Funds for E-2D Aircraft Delivery to Japan

    Northrop Grumman‘s military aircraft systems business has received an $11.1 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to obtain long-lead time materials, components, parts and other services that will support the delivery of an E–2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to Japan. The Defense Department said Thursday the Navy will obligate the full amount of the modification from foreign military sales funds […] More

  • Northrop to Modify, Install Air Force EQ-4B Battlefield Airborne Comms Node - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Modify, Install Air Force EQ-4B Battlefield Airborne Comms Node

    Northrop Grumman has received a one-year, $39.9 million letter contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide Battlefield Airborne Communications Node units for the service branch’s remotely piloted aircraft. The Defense Department said Wednesday that Northrop will modify, integrate and install BACN payloads onto EQ-4B Global Hawk drones. BACNs help pilots exchange data via the payload’s airborne executive processor when […] More