Northrop Grumman

Details: Written by Navy Recognition; Category: Northrop Grumman; Published: 15 June 2021

According to a press release published by Northrop Grumman on June 11, 2021, the firm has delivered the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block 3 Engineering and Development Model (EDM) to the U.S. Navy for land-based testing. The official transfer was marked at an event with company and Navy program officials at Northrop Grumman’s systems integration facility in Baltimore, Maryland.

Details: Written by Space War News; Category: Northrop Grumman; Published: 30 May 2021

The Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have conducted a significant live fire hypersonic strike system test in support of the U.S. Navy's Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) and U.S. Army's Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) programs. In this live fire ground test of the first stage solid rocket motor, the motor fired for the full trial duration and met performance parameters and objectives within anticipated ranges.

Details: Written by MilitaryLeak; Category: Northrop Grumman; Published: 27 May 2021

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Sierra Vista, Arizona, has been awarded a $75,500,000 contract for the Global Hawk RQ-4 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Foreign Military Sales (FMS) funds will be obligated at the time of task order award. The Air Force Installation Contracting Center, Joint Base San Antonio‐Randolph, Texas, is the contracting activity.

Details: Written by Naval Technology; Category: Northrop Grumman; Published: 18 May 2021

Northrop Grumman to deliver additional Coyote vehicles to US Navy Northrop Grumman has secured a new US Navy order to deliver 18 additional GQM-163A ‘Coyote’ supersonic sea-skimming target (SSST) vehicles. The US Navy exercised the first of three options under a previously signed contract to place the $55.4m order. The latest order brings the total number of the GQM-163A targets ordered to date to 218.

Details: Written by Army Technology; Category: Northrop Grumman; Published: 12 May 2021

Northrop wins $959m IDIQ FRP contract for US Army CIRCM system Northrop Grumman has secured a full-rate production (FRP) contract for the US Army’s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) system. The five-year indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract is valued at $959.1m. The CIRCM system is intended to offer protection to US Army rotary-wing and medium fixed-wing aircraft against infrared-guided missiles, shoulder-fired, vehicle-launched, and other missiles threats.

Details: Written by Jen Judson; Category: Northrop Grumman; Published: 05 May 2021

Eye on the Tiger: A look at the Army's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter – The World of Aviation The U.S. Army’s Northrop Grumman-manufactured next-generation protection system for its fleet of helicopters has been cleared for full-rate production, according to an April 30 Pentagon announcement. The Army awarded Northrop a nearly $1 billion contract to produce the Common Infrared Countermeasures program, known as CIRCM, with an estimated completion date of April 29, 2026.

Details: Written by Tony Capaccio; Category: Northrop Grumman; Published: 29 April 2021

The US Department of Defence plans to spend almost $US18 billion ($23 billion) to develop, produce and support its new interceptor to stop incoming nuclear missiles from North Korea or Iran, the first major defence procurement award of the Biden administration. Teams led by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman will receive between them as much as $US13.1 billion in the development phase of the Next Generation Interceptor, according to newly released figures.

Details: Written by Colton Jones; Category: Northrop Grumman; Published: 22 April 2021

The U.S. Air Force has awarded the contract for sustaining engineering support and program management support services for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) propulsion subsystem, according to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements. The contract, from Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center and announced on Tuesday, is valued at more than $2,3 billion.

Details: Written by Colton Jones; Category: Northrop Grumman; Published: 18 April 2021

Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. won an additional $99 million for three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft ordered by France, the Defense Department announced this week. The award is a modification of a previous contract for procuring long-lead items and associated services in support of the production and delivery of three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft for the government of France.