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  • Navy Receives 500th Northrop-Made WSN‑7 Navigation System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Receives 500th Northrop-Made WSN‑7 Navigation System

    Northrop Grumman has delivered the 500th unit of a ring laser gyroscope inertial navigation system to the U.S. Navy for installation on its select missile cruisers, destroyers,  aircraft carriers and other vessels. The Navy uses the AN/WSN‑7 INS to guide the travels of all Nimitz-class aircraft carriers and surface combatants that carry the Aegis combat […] More

  • Northrop Completes Critical Design Review of Naval Inertial Navigation System; Todd Leavitt Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Completes Critical Design Review of Naval Inertial Navigation System; Todd Leavitt Quoted

    Northrop Grumman will begin manufacturing 10 pre-production units of an inertial navigation system for the U.S. Navy after completing the critical design review phase of the technology. Todd Leavitt, vice president of maritime systems at Northrop, said in a statement published Wednesday that completing the CDR allows the program for the WSN-12 inertial sensor module […] More

  • Navy Orders GE Engine Assemblies, Electronic Control Kits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Orders GE Engine Assemblies, Electronic Control Kits

    General Electric has received a $14.7 million order to supply LM2500+ power turbine and gas generator assemblies along with LM2500 integrated electronic control kits to the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Friday the kits will be used to modernize the service branch’s Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers and Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers. The LM2500+ gas turbine engine employs a […] More

  • HII Subsidiary to Update, Maintain Navy Guided Missile Cruiser Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HII Subsidiary to Update, Maintain Navy Guided Missile Cruiser Systems

    A Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary has been awarded a $37.8 million delivery order by the U.S. Navy to conduct special selected restricted availability work on a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser ship. The Defense Department said Monday HII subsidiary Continental Maritime of San Diego will provide depot-level maintenance, alteration and modification services to update military and technical systems of the Navy’s USS […] More