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French navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft getting upgrade from Northrop Grumman - News
October 16, 2013
BETHPAGE, N.Y. Northrop Grumman engineers will be upgrading the three E-2C Hawkeyes owned and operated by the French navy as part of a $34.5 million U.S. Navy contract. Modifications will include an upgraded Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system to increase commonality and interoperability with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft of the U.S. Navy
Radar/EW
Apache radar systems from LONGBOW ordered by Republic of Korea - News
September 13, 2013
LONDON. The Republic of Korea ordered fire control radars (FCRs) for the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter from LONGBOW, LLC, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. It is a foreign military sales contract valued at $51 million. The announcement was made during the DSeI show in London this week.
Comms
Astute Boat 5 submarine Platform Management System delivered by Northrop Grumman - News
September 11, 2013
LONDON. England's Royal navy received the final Platform Management System (PMS) hardware from Northrop Grumman Corp. for the Astute-class series' boat 5 submarine. The announcement was made during the DSeI show in London this week.
Unmanned
Endurance record set by EURO HAWK UAS - News
September 03, 2013
MANCHING, Germany. The EURO HAWK unmanned aircraft system (UAS) set a flight endurance record when it flew non-stop for 25.3 hours in European airspace. The UAS reached 58,600 feet over Manching Air Base, Germany.
Unmanned
MQ-8B Fire Scout sets stage for MQ-8C after 5,000 flight hours in Afghanistan - News
August 13, 2013
WASHINGTON. At the 2013 Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) conference, Northrop Grumman announced MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has surpassed 5,000 flight hours in Afghanistan. Since 2011, the MQ-8B Fire Scout has provided airborne surveillance and targeting in support of counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and delivered Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) data to forces on the ground.
Radar/EW
F-16 AESA radar upgrade to use Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) from Northrop Grumman - News
August 05, 2013
LINTHICUM, MD. The Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR), designed by Northrop Grumman engineers will be used by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force and Taiwan F-16 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) upgrade and modernization programs.
Comms
Air Force Distributed Mission Operations Network contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
July 31, 2013
ORLANDO, FL. Northrop Grumman Corp. won a U.S. Air Force contract to continue delivering network and integration services under the Distributed Mission Operations Network (DMON) 2.0 service contract. The DMON allows dissimilar aircraft platforms scattered across the globe to train and interoperate together in a realistic virtual environment.
