EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engine, mid-wing electronic warfare aircraft manufactured by Grumman (now Northrop Grumman) as a modification of the basic A-6 Intruder airframe. The EA-6B has been in service with the U.S. Armed Forces from 1971 through the present. The EA-6B has carried out numerous missions for jamming enemy radar systems, and in gathering [...]
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The US Navy did not commit to practical UCAV efforts until mid-2000, when the service awarded contracts of US$2 million each to Boeing and Northrop Grumman for a 15-month concept-exploration program. Design considerations for a naval UCAV included dealing with the corrosive salt-water environment, deck handling for launch and recovery, integration with command and control [...]
As of January 2009, Northrop Grumman is made up of five business sectors: *Aerospace Systems Aerospace Systems sector – A merger of the former Integrated Systems and Space Technology sectors, premier provider of manned and unmanned aircraft, space systems, missile systems and advanced technologies critical to the nation’s security. Key products include Global Hawk, Fire [...]
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over 122,000 people worldwide. Its 2007 annual revenue is reported at US$32 [...]
Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB) is the shipbuilding sector of the Northrop Grumman Corporation. The sector or division was created on 28 January 2008 by the merger of Northrop Grumman’s two shipbuilding sectors, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems and Northrop Grumman Newport News. Mike Petters is currently the President of the entire shipbuilding sector (formerly president of [...]
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Kent Kresa was the CEO of the company until he was required to retire in 2003 due to age restrictions. At this point, Ronald Sugar, formerly the chief operating officer, took over as CEO. Sugar also served as the company chairman of the board. In January, 2010 Wes Bush succeeded Sugar as CEO and also [...]
Northrop Grumman was named Forbes’s Company of the Year in 2002. Forbes’s announcement credited the company with “master[ing] the art of innovation.” Northrop Grumman no longer appears on their list of America’s 400 Best Big Companies, however. Northrop Grumman is credited with sponsoring educational programs and donating thousands of dollars to various charities. Many members [...]
The US Navy did not commit to practical UCAV efforts until mid-2000, when the service awarded contracts of US$2 million each to Boeing and Northrop Grumman for a 15-month concept-exploration program. Design considerations for a naval UCAV included dealing with the corrosive salt-water environment, deck handling for launch and recovery, integration with command and control [...]
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (NGSS) is a former sector or division of Northrop Grumman Corporation which was responsible for building small and medium shipping products. It was merged with another sector of Northrop Grumman, Northrop Grumman Newport News, which was responsible for building nuclear submarines and supercarriers, to form the sector Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. NGSS [...]
Northrop Grumman X-47 is a demonstration Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle. The X-47 began as part of DARPA’s J-UCAS program, and is now part of the United States Navy’s UCAS-D program to create a carrier-based unmanned aircraft. Unlike the Boeing X-45, initial Pegasus development was company-funded. The original vehicle carries the designation X-47A Pegasus, while the [...]
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