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  • Northrop Unveils North Dakota-Based Autonomous Tech Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Unveils North Dakota-Based Autonomous Tech Facility

    Northrop Grumman has unveiled a new 36,000-square-foot facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota, that is built to foster the use of autonomous systems. The company said Friday the facility is located the Grand Sky Unmanned Aerial Systems Business and Aviation Park and focused on research and development, operations and mission analysis, aircraft maintenance, maintainer, operator and pilot training efforts. […] More

  • Northrop, Wesco Extend Agreement on F-35 Supply Chain Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Wesco Extend Agreement on F-35 Supply Chain Services

    Wesco Aircraft has extended its contract with Northrop Grumman for supply chain services in support of the F-35 fighter aircraft program.08 Valencia, California-based Wesco said Thursday it will continue to provide supply chain support for C-class aerospace hardware under the extended agreement with Northrop’s aerospace systems business. Dave Castagnola, president and CEO of Wesco, said the agreement […] More

  • Navy Tests Updated Software of Northrop-Built Triton UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Tests Updated Software of Northrop-Built Triton UAS

    The U.S. Navy has conducted formal laboratory and initial flight tests on updated software for a Northrop Grumman-built unmanned aerial system. Northrop said Tuesday the new MQ-4C Triton software package modernized the platform’s traffic alert and collision avoidance system, multi-aircraft control technology and multifunction active sensor radar modes. The Navy aims to achieve early operational capability status for the […] More

  • Northrop-Built Electromagnetic Simulation Tech to Support Saab Gripen Aircraft Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop-Built Electromagnetic Simulation Tech to Support Saab Gripen Aircraft Test

    Northrop Grumman‘s Amherst Systems subsidiary has supplied Saab with a combat electromagnetic environment simulator to aid in testing of the Gripen JAS 39 fighter aircraft in Sweden. Northrop said Wednesday the CEESIM system is equipped with an advanced pulse generator and designed to generate digital models of active electronically scanned array antennas. Saab will use the simulator to test the company’s Gripen multirole […] More

  • Northrop to Overhaul Air Force KC-10 Extender Engines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Overhaul Air Force KC-10 Extender Engines

    Northrop Grumman‘s technical services business has won a $16.9 million delivery  order from the U.S. Air Force to overhaul engines of the service branch’s KC-10 Extender  tanker and cargo aircraft. The Air Force received two offers for the delivery order through an “adequate price” competition and will use fiscal 2017 operations and maintenance funds to cover the full […] More

  • Research and Markets: Innovations Drive Military Satellite Payload, Subsystem Market Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Innovations Drive Military Satellite Payload, Subsystem Market Growth

    Research and Markets has predicted the global market for military satellite payloads and subsystems will grow at a 5.35 percent compound annual growth rate through 2021 due to advancements in satellites, antenna technology and networks. The research firm said it also forecasts that the emergence of ground-based inflatable satellite communications antennas for military applications will help drive market growth. The “Global Military Satellite […] More

  • Northrop Subsidiary to Provide ATM Comm Equipment for Chile's Airport Network - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Subsidiary to Provide ATM Comm Equipment for Chile’s Airport Network

    A Northrop Grumman subsidiary has been selected by Chile’s civil aviation authority DGAC to supply an air traffic management communication system for use on the country’s airport network. Northrop said Friday its Park Air Systems business will provide a turnkey system that consists of eight Sapphire very-high-frequency and ultra HF ATM communication systems as well as training, installation and commissioning support […] More

  • Northrop, Digit All City to Develop Cybersecurity Training Program Under DoD Mentor-Protege Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Digit All City to Develop Cybersecurity Training Program Under DoD Mentor-Protege Initiative

    Northrop Grumman and Digit All City have partnered under the Defense Department‘s Mentor-Protege program in efforts to boost the nonprofit small disadvantaged business’ capacity to administer cybersecurity training and testing. Northrop said Monday it will help DAC develop the Cyber Warrior Diversity Program that aims to train, test and certify individuals for cybersecurity careers in accordance with DoD’s Information Assurance […] More

  • Northrop Delivers Fifth AEHF Satellite Payload to Lockheed; Cyrus Dhalla Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Delivers Fifth AEHF Satellite Payload to Lockheed; Cyrus Dhalla Comments

    Lockheed Martin has received a fifth payload comprised of anti-jamming, cyber attack protection, detection and intercept technologies from Northrop Grumman under a U.S. Air Force satellite program that aims to facilitate communications between military leaders and the White House. Northrop said Monday the payload it developed for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite will undergo space vehicle level integration ahead of the fifth […] More

  • Lockheed-Built GOES-16 Satellite Instruments Record Continuous Lightning, Solar Storm Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed-Built GOES-16 Satellite Instruments Record Continuous Lightning, Solar Storm Data

    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has unveiled the first images from two Lockheed Martin-built space instruments onboard a weather monitoring satellite that was launched in November last year. Lockheed said Monday the Geostationary Lightning Mapper and Solar Ultraviolet Imager on NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-16 work to record continuous lightning data and compile complete views of the sun, respectively. Jeff Vanden […] More

  • Northrop Begins UAV Multispectral Sensor Payload Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Begins UAV Multispectral Sensor Payload Test

    Northrop Grumman has conducted an inaugural flight test of a multispectral sensor payload onboard a high-altitude long-range unmanned aircraft system. Northrop said Wednesday it integrated the MS-177 sensor into an RQ-4 Global Hawk drone during the test flight held at the company’s facility in Palmdale, California. The sensor is designed to find targets with broad area search and sensing methods as well as help operators fix, track and […] More

  • Northrop, Marine Corps Demo G/ATOR Radar's Weapon Tracking Function - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Marine Corps Demo G/ATOR Radar’s Weapon Tracking Function

    Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Marine Corps have tested the AN/TPS-80 ground/air task-oriented radar system’s capacity to detect and track various types of rocket, artillery and mortar rounds. The company said Thursday the three-week demonstration involved 40 different weapon scenarios and 700 live shots. The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop a potential four-year, $376 million contract in September 2016  to produce […] More