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IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Peter Alpern |
Visualize This Northrop Grumman completes a 3-D product model for a next-generation aircraft carrier.  |
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams |
Navy's New Carrier: An Electrifying Ride Construction of the Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier, the CVN-21, could begin as early as this year, even though the ship's design continues to evolve.  |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Rich Smith |
Quick Take: Will Northrop Overrun Aground? While defense contractors work to make manned combat a thing of the past, the Navy earmarks more money to Northrup for an obsolete aircraft carrier.  |
The Motley Fool July 14, 2011 Rich Smith |
Why Does the U.S. Navy Hate JFK? Poor Huntington-Ingalls. Just four months after its parent company set it adrift, it's already wallowing in debt and burning cash. And now it seems Northrop Grumman abandoned this shipbuilder not a moment too soon.  |
National Defense July 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Fight Begins Over Navy's Armed Drone Program After years of delays, the Navy plans this summer to release a request for proposals for the preliminary design phase for its unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike aircraft, called UCLASS. The final RFP is set to be issued in early spring 2014.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 |
Northrop Grumman Contracts Labarge to Produce Electronic Assemblies for Radar Jammer Northrop Grumman selected LaBarge Inc. to produce circuit-card assemblies for one of Northrop Grumman's latest projects: designing the AN/ALQ-135 internally mounted radar countermeasures system for the F-15K fighter aircraft.  |
National Defense June 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Vendors Faceoff Over Navy Cargo Aircraft The Navy isn't likely to kick off a competition until 2014, but two rival manufacturers are eager to prove that their aircraft is the best option for flying supplies to carrier strike groups.  |
The Motley Fool June 17, 2009 Rich Smith |
Northrop Grumman: More than Just UAVs Northrop Grumman just landed a $432 million contract to build two new E-2D "Advanced Hawkeye" command and control aircraft for the Navy. And this is just the beginning.  |
IndustryWeek December 16, 2010 |
Breaking Down Manufacturing Walls with 3-D Simulation Virtualization allows engineers to view their products from concept to design, testing and manufacturability, all at once.  |
Popular Mechanics December 17, 2008 Andrew Moseman |
The Navy's Fighter-Plane-Size UAV, the X-47B, Is Unveiled in California Yesterday, Northrop Grumman unveiled its first completed X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System. This giant UAV could soon be one of the most lethal unmanned aircraft in the U.S. military.  |
National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Carrier Flight Decks Will Have `Pit Stops' for Navy Fighter Jets A new aircraft carrier that is scheduled to enter service during the next decade will offer a radically different approach to servicing and prepping fighter jets.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 John Keller |
Northrop Grumman to Develop Coast Guard Shipboard Warning System Developing the Detection and Unambiguous Warning System (DUWS) will use the Northrop Grumman Venom system, a gimbaled version of the company's combat-proven lightweight laser designator rangefinder.  |
The Motley Fool July 29, 2004 Roger Nusbaum |
Northrop Grumman for a Defense What kind of a role can a defense company play in your portfolio?  |
National Defense December 2014 Valerie Insinna |
JSTARS Contractor Joins Modernization Competition Northrop Grumman is jumping into the fray of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program to replace the Air Force's premier surveillance and targeting aircraft.  |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 Andrew Tonner |
Does This Defense Contractor Have the Makings of a Great Investment? Should you buy this stock?  |
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Rich Smith |
Northrop Gains Air Superiority Northrop Grumman signs an important contract with the U.S. Navy to develop Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Keep an eye on Northrop, investors; they may be pulling ahead of competition as the nation's foremost military aircraft maker.  |
National Defense May 2005 Robert H. Williams |
Long-Endurance Aerial Killer Passes Test A 500-pound inert weapon has been dropped successfully from a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The test was conducted by Northrop Grumman Corporation, working in conjunction with Scaled Composites.  |
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Brian Gorman |
Global Hawk Costs Soar Cost overruns won't endanger Northrop Grumman's latest surveillance aircraft program, but federal budget cuts will likely hamper future defense contracts.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 |
Northrop Grumman selects Evigia technologies for RFID Northrop engineers sought to partner with a provider of active RFID, such as integrated sensor and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) technologies.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006 |
Northrop Grumman Flight Tests New Electro-Optical Surveillance and Detection System Northrop Grumman is providing flight-test support for the U.K.'s Nimrod MRA-4 aircraft to include software development and flight test personnel training in addition to fielding inquiries regarding the system.  |
CIO October 28, 2009 Kim S. Nash |
How Northrop Grumman Minimized Spending on Contract Labor By centralizing IT labor contract management, Northrop Grumman saved millions.  |
National Defense April 2005 Harold Kennedy |
Carrier Overhaul The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the Navy's oldest nuclear aircraft carrier -- just back from the war in Iraq -- is undergoing a $200 million overhaul that will help her last at least another decade. The work is being done at the Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., shipyard.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2009 |
Northrop Grumman-built laser demonstrates long-duration, lethal lasing onboard Airborne Laser aircraft Test settings can be used for future testing, including the planned shootdown of a ballistic missile with laser weapons scheduled to occur later in the year, according to company officials.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 |
Northrop Grumman to provide infrared countermeasures for Air Force C-130 aircraft Company engineers are designing optoelectronic hardware and spare parts to defend utility aircraft from heat-seeking missiles.  |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Rich Smith |
Northrop Tosses Huntington Ingalls Overboard By getting itself out of Huntington, its nuclear aircraft carrier- and submarine-building business, did Northrop set investors adrift in a leaky boat?  |
The Motley Fool May 4, 2010 Rich Smith |
Defense Contractors Get a Dunking Secure your helmets and fasten your chin straps, defense investors. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is wielding the ax again.  |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2005 Jeff Hwang |
United Technologies' Solid Quarter The Dow component and maker of elevators, air conditioning systems, aircraft engines, and helicopters reports blue chip fourth-quarter results.  |
National Defense June 2007 Sandra I. Erwin |
For the First Time, Navy Will Launch Weapons From Surveillance Drones The Navy will request funds in fiscal year 2010 to begin outfitting its new surveillance drone with kinetic weapons.  |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2011 Katie Spence |
This Company's CEO Is Creating Value for Investors Incentives are the name of the game for the CEO of Northrop Grumman, Wesley Bush.  |
National Defense June 2015 Sandra I. Erwin |
Northrop Grumman Aims To Retain Grip on Aviation Northrop Grumman Corp. makes a big play to join the ranks of Lockheed Martin and Boeing as one of the nation's top manufacturers of combat aircraft.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004 |
Laser weapons prove their worth in guarding against mortar attacks "For the first time, we have a way to protect our forces, and those of our allies, against almost daily mortar attacks," says Patrick Caruana, vice president of Space and Missile Defense for Northrop Grumman Space Technology.  |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2004 Seth Jayson |
Boeing's Defense Scores Results are strong from the military side, but the stock looks played out.  |
The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Jordan DiPietro |
How Long Will Northrop Grumman's Dividend Last? If Northrop Grumman can illustrate that it's grown dividends over the past five years, then there's a good chance that it will continue to put shareholders first in the future.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008 |
Northrop Grumman selects SprayCool enclosures for Global Hawk SprayCool, Liberty Lake, Wash., won a contract to supply two enclosures for each of the first five of 25 planned Block 30 aircraft. The enclosures will house Northrop Grumman's processing electronics in support of the Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload program.  |
IndustryWeek January 1, 2006 Jill Jusko |
Airbus: Small Step, Big Possibilities Construction of an Airbus engineering center is expected to begin this month in Mobile, Ala., the first step in what could eventually develop into a large-scale production complex.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard |
Northrop Grumman to Produce E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for U.S. Navy U.S. Navy officials awarded the contractor a $408 million contract to build three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye carrier-based airborne early warning and battle management command and control aircraft through 2010.  |
National Defense July 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Contractors Vying to Build Ship-Launched Drone AeroVironment and Northrop Grumman are jockeying for the chance to build a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial system that can launch off the decks of small ships.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 John Keller |
Northrop Grumman readies laser-based anti-missile system for operational deployment One Skyguard system can provide a protective shield of about six miles in diameter to defend deployed forces, a large military installation, a large civilian population, or industrial area, Northrop Grumman officials say.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006 Courtney E. Howard |
Boeing Fits Peace Eagle Aircraft with MESA Antenna Engineers at Boeing equipped the first of four 737-700 aircraft being developed for Turkey's Peace Eagle airborne early warning and control program with a multifunction electronically scanned array (MESA) radar system from Northrop Grumman.  |
National Defense May 2014 Valerie Insinna |
Navy Surveillance Drone Undergoes First Round of Flight Tests The Navy is one step closer to having its own fleet of unmanned aircraft capable of conducting long-endurance surveillance missions at high altitudes. The MQ-4C Triton completed its initial test flight phase in March.  |
National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Although Combat Proven, Global Hawk Has Yet to Pass Key Tests In an upcoming evaluation of the U.S. Air Force Global Hawk reconnaissance unmanned aircraft, testers will determine whether a military system that already has seen extensive combat can pass the rigorous tests the Defense Department.  |
National Defense July 2009 Robert H. Williams |
Weapons Grade Laser Validated in Military Test Scientists and engineers have scored a first in achieving more than 105 kilowatts of electric light ray intensity in the final demonstration milestone of the military's Joint High Power Solid State Laser Program  |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2004 Rich Smith |
Northrop Grumman Avoids Shoals Northrop Grumman's Newport News shipbuilding subsidiary strikes a deal with a United Steelworkers of America Local 8888.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2008 |
Northrop Grumman selects Rockwell Collins optics for infrared countermeasures system Northrop Grumman Corp. engineers in Los Angeles needed electro-optics assemblies for the Miniature Pointer Tracker in its Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system.  |
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Rich Smith |
Northrop to Air Travelers: SAM Is Not Your Friend Northrop announces that its Guardian system -- a heat-seeking, missile-jamming "pod" that can be attached and detached from individual planes as needed to protect them from surface-to-air missiles -- is ready for prime time.  |
National Defense July 2004 Michael Peck |
Air Force, Navy to Join Forces On Unmanned Aircraft Project A nascent Air Force-Navy program to develop a family of unmanned combat aircraft will seek to show military planners how this technology can help commanders gather intelligence, spot the enemy and ultimately destroy designated targets.  |
National Defense September 2012 Eric Beidel |
Carrier Debate Rages in Face Of New Threats The super carrier has been a symbol of U.S. power around the globe for decades, but increasing costs and other factors have critics questioning the need for so many of the giant warships.  |
National Defense July 2013 Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy to Consider New Ways to Shuttle Passengers, Supplies to Aircraft Carriers The Navy will decide over the next two years how it will modernize its fleet of 35 cargo planes that move passengers and supplies from bases on land to big-deck aircraft carriers at sea.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 John Keller |
Network-Centric Warfare Airborne Military Communications Links Approved for Deployment U.S. Air Force officials are planning to switch an airborne military communications networking link from prototype stage to deployment, which will provide a tactical gateway that links fighting forces in the field.  |
The Motley Fool September 30, 2008 Rich Smith |
Northrop Brings a Laser to a Gunfight Northrop Grumman is a bona fide ray-gun shop for laser-happy investors.  |