TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 18, 2018 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has conducted the first flight test of its MQ-8C Fire Scout autonomous helicopter at Trent Lott International Airport in Mississippi to check its performance in support of the U.S. Navy, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday holding the flight tests near i...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 14, 2018 ” The Northrop Grumman-built (NYSE: NOC) Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System has undergone a live air test with the U.S. Army to validate its target detection and tracking functions, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the IBCS was able to engage wi...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 17, 2018 ” A Northrop Grumman-built (NYSE: NOC) command-and-control system for the U.S. Army‘s air defense assets has completed testing of its long-range network management capability during a five-week soldier checkout event, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the Integrated Air and ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 14, 2018 ” Northrop Grumman‘s (NYSE: NOC) Astro Aerospace business has opened a new manufacturing center in Ventura County, California, that will house the production of satellite structures and other space-based hardware, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday the 140,000-square-foot fac...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 6, 2018 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has partnered with RapidSOS to integrate their emergency response technologies and deliver a service that will work to enable first responders to locate people seeking help via connected devices such as smartphones, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The RapidSOS Next-Generation 9...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 1, 2018 ” A Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems-built (NYSE: NOC) Cygnus spacecraft that launched in May to deliver an estimated 7,400 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station and perform secondary space missions reentered Earth’s atmosphere Monday after a 52-day stay at the space observatory, E...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 30, 2018 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps its first active electronically scanned array radar system equipped with a gallium nitride antenna designed to support real-time threat monitoring, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Orie...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 16, 2018 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has unveiled an avionics software that it developed as part of a contract awarded in 2014 for an upgraded version of the U.S. Army™s UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter that is set to undergo limited user testing, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Thursday it has...
Kathy Warden, president and chief operating officer of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and a three-time Wash100 recipient, has been elected to serve as president and CEO of the company in a move slated to take effect Jan. 1. She will succeed Wes Bush, who will continue to serve as chairman through July of next year,...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a potential $128 million contract to help the U.S. Army‘s Mission Command Training Center facilitate live, virtual and constructive simulation exercises for service members. The company said Monday it will also provide game-based and mission staff training and technical support as part o...
