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Northrop Completes Initial In-water Testing of Mine Hunting Sonar
January 7, 2020 @ 10:46 AMNorthrop Grummans AQS-24 mine hunting sonar recently completed initial in-water testing of AQS-24B Deploy and Retrieval (D&R) payload. Operated from the Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessel (MCM USV), the AQS-24 D&R demonstrated the unmanned operations needed to perform a mine hunting mission off the MCM Mission Package aboard the littoral combat ship (LCS), Northrop said in a
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Northrop Delivers 1000th AGM-88E Anti-Radiation Guided Missile
December 16, 2019 @ 03:28 PMNorthrop Grumman has delivered the 1000th AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) supersonic, air-launched tactical missile system to the US Navy. A ceremony at the Northrop Grumman production facility in Northridge, California, commemorated the occasion, the company said in a statement
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US Army tests New Air, Missile Defense Battle Command System
December 13, 2019 @ 05:24 AMNorthrop Grummans Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) meant for the US Army has been tested, during which it engaged two incoming target cruise missiles. The IAMD Battle Command System has been touted to be the first real-competitor to the Russian S-400/Pantsir IMAD system
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Northrop To Setup Satellite System to Track Advanced Missile Threats
December 3, 2019 @ 05:31 AMNorthrop Grumman has been selected to set up a satellite system to track advanced missile threats under Missile Defense Agencys (MDA) Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) program. “Northrop Grumman Corporation has been selected as one of four Other Transaction Authority awards for the Phase IIa Prototype Payload Design and Signal-chain Processing Demonstration of the MDAs HBTSS program,” Northrop said in a
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MBDA Missile & Saab’s Radar System Integrated Into Northrop IAMD Battle Command...
November 27, 2019 @ 09:52 AMEuropean MBDAs Common Anti-air Modular Missiles (CAMM) and Saabs Giraffe radar systems have been integrated into Northrop Grummans Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS). CAMM was the first non-US missile system to be demonstrated with IBCS earlier this year, and Giraffe represents the first non-US sensor system to be demonstrated, Northrop said in a
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Northrop Delivers 500th AESA Radar for F-35 fighter
November 8, 2019 @ 08:20 AMNorthrop Grumman has delivered its 500th AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) fire control radar for the F-35 Lightning II. The AN/APG-81 radar has long-range active and passive air-to-air and air-to-ground modes that support different missions
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Northrop Grumman to Design Australian Military’s Joint Tactical Data Network
November 7, 2019 @ 09:55 AMNorthrop Grumman has been awarded a contract by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Tactical Data Link Authority (ADF-TA) to deliver tactical data link (TDL) systems and training as part of the development of the ADFs Joint Data Network. ADF-TA ensures TDL-functionality to achieve single, joint and combined TDL interoperability for the ADF
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Pentagon Awards Northrop 2 USAF Contracts Worth $2Bn for GPS Systems, E-8C...
September 28, 2019 @ 07:22 AMNorthrop Grumman has won two separate contracts worth $1.9 Billion combined for Embedded GPS Inertial Navigation System Modernization (EGI/EGI-M), and E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft
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Northrop Wins $1.4Bn for 9 Additional E-2D Aircraft for Japan
September 27, 2019 @ 04:23 AMNorthrop Grumman has won a $1.36 billion modification contract for the production and delivery of nine Japan configuration E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Act
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China Launches First Amphibious Assault Ship Amidst Taiwan Tensions
September 25, 2019 @ 07:12 AMThe Chinese Navy (PLA-N) launched its first amphibious assault ship, the Type 075 at a ceremony in Shanghai Wednesday at a time of growing tensions with Taiwan. The ship was said to have been constructed in a “record time,” according to various Chinese media outlets
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India has Paid for Project 11356 Missile Frigates Being Built in Russian
September 25, 2019 @ 05:12 AMIndia has completed payment for two project 11356 naval frigates with Russia, President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation Alexei Rakhmanov said Tuesday. "All the money under the contract with India has been transferred
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US Okays Qatar’s Request to Buy Large Aircraft Defensive Systems
September 25, 2019 @ 04:45 AMThe United States on Tuesday approved the sale of large aircraft infrared countermeasure systems and related support to Qatar for $86 million. Qatar requested to buy two of AN/AAQ-24(V)N large aircraft infrared countermeasure (LAIRCM) missile defence systems and support, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) statement
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11 US Troops Injured When Iran Fired Fateh, Qiam Missiles on US'...
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Damen to Setup Shipbuilding & Repair Facility in Bangladesh
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Lockheed To Develop Ground-launched Hypersonic Missile for DARPA
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French Army Receives NERVA-LG Micro Surveillance Robots from NEXTER
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Algeria In Talks With Russia for a Dozen Su-57 Jets
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France “Obstructing” Turkey-Eurosam Missile Defence System Project: Turkish Official
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Junked Railway Rake Mistook for Indian ICBM
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Flypast during Qatar National Day Hints at Doha's Interest in Pakistani JF-17
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US, Europe Arms Embargo to Derail Several Turkish Procurement Programs
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Unconventional Military Hardware from Iran
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Artificial Intelligence to Drive Future Weapons Development
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US Companies Threatened With Sanctions May be Denied Chinese Rare Earth Materials
US companies sanctioned by China for supplying weapons to Taiwan may be denied rare earth elements (REEs), which have critical...
Russian Su-57 Preparing to Compete with F-35 for Stealth Jet Market Share
While the US F-35 stealth aircraft has become one the fastest selling fighter jets in the world aircraft market, thanks...