Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by the Italian shipyard Fincantieri to deliver two full navigation suites for the second pair of U212A class submarines being built for the Italian Navy. “Northrop Grumman LITEF has a long history of supplying naval navigation products using both fibre-optic gyro and …

Northrop Grumman’s (NYSE: NOC) Robert Brammer, Information Systems Sector vice president and chief technology officer, led a panel calling for increased collaboration in cybersecurity research addressing a critical and immediate national need at the Annual Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) STRATCOM Cyberspace Symposium, according to the firm. “We …

According to the Department of Defense, “Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) is being awarded a modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-07-C-5432) to establish contract line item ceiling worth $36, 666, 667 (cost-plus-fixed fee) for May 2010 through December 2010 for Evolved Sea Sparrow missile production support and technical engineering.  Work will be …

According to the Department of Defense, “SAIC (NYSE: SAI) is being awarded a maximum $50, 000, 000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for maintenance, repair and operations of supplies.  There are no other locations of performance.  Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and federal civilian agencies.  The original proposal was …

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) announced the successful flight testing of a new airborne satellite communications system, part of a network that will “significantly enhance communications capabilities for warfighters.” According to the firm, “This represents the first airborne terminal system to be certified for connection to the Wideband Global Satellite (WGS).  The …

The BAE Systems-Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) team bidding on the U.S. Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) has submitted its proposal to the Army. “As a top supplier to the U.S. military we must continue to evolve and provide enhanced protective capabilities to our soldiers as they operate in increasingly dangerous …

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) won a $50 million firm fixed-price/cost plus fixed -fee contract from the Air Force to “provide the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft program with an interim repair capability for its integrated sensor suite (ISS) and the enhanced integrated sensor suite (EISS).” “Northrop Grumman remains committed to providing …

According to the Department of Defense, “BAE (HHM402-10-D-0013); General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) (HHM402-10-D-0014); Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) (HHM402-10-D-0015); Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NGC) (HHM402-10-D-0016); SAIC (NYSE: SAI) (HHM402-10-D-0017); Systems Research and Applications Corp., Fairfax, Va. (HHM402-10-D-0018); BC Fed Group, LLC, Reston, Va. (HHM402-10-D-0019); CenTauri Solutions, LLC, Alexandria, Va. (HHM402-10-D-0020); Enterprise Information …

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) won a deal from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to “develop a National Level Repository for accurate electronic health record incentive payment processing transactions to healthcare professionals, agencies and institutions.” According to the firm, Northrop Grumman will design, develop, implement and maintain the data …

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a $186.6 million cost plus fixed fee contract from the U.S. Navy to “continue the engineering and design effort for the nation’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).” The company’s Shipbuilding sector is the prime contractor. This planned contract modification funds …