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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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2010
John Keller
Global Hawk UAV Goes to Work for NASA to Monitor Environmental Conditions on Earth NASA is operating two Global Hawk UAVs for environmental Earth observation. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2009
John McHale
Air Force Tests F-35 Fighter Aircraft Avionics; First Combat-Ready Jet to Fly This Summer The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) aircraft has completed a successful demonstration of military avionics systems being developed for the F-35 Lightning II fighter-bomber. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
J.R. Wilson
The evolution of UAV avionics Success of military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and development of new platforms for information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) has led to some significant advances in small-scale avionics systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2004
Dawn of the unmanned era While the U.S. military has used remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) since the Vietnam War with mixed results, recent combat action in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq has proven the utility of military unmanned systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
November 2005
Robert H. Williams
Strike Fighter Engine Team Gains Assist The GE Rolls-Royce fighter engine team has selected BAE Systems to produce digital electronic controls for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Dan Parsons
Air Force F-35s, Drones May Square Off in Budget Battle Unmanned aerial vehicles have become a potent portion of the U.S. Air Force inventory and an indispensable weapon in the global war on terror. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2015
Stew Magnuson
New Bomber Will Be Boon For U.S. Aerospace Industry Despite the cloud of pessimism surrounding the program's prospects, the contract award -- worth an estimated $80 billion in 2010 dollars -- will be a shot in the arm for the U.S. aerospace industry mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2012
Readers Sound off on Recent Stories Letters to the Editor: "Safety Concerns Still Blocking Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from National Airspace"... "It's a Hobson's Choice: Dollars for Defense or for Education"... mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2009
John Keller
A Detailed Look at the Pentagon's $5.4 Billion Plan in 2010 to Develop and Deploy U.S. military forces plan to spend nearly $5.4 billion next year on unmanned vehicle (UV) technology for air, ground, and maritime applications. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2011
Andrew Tonner
Investor Roundtable: The Best Stocks in the Defense Industry Fools muster their financial forces to battle over the best potential picks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2009
J.R. Wilson
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Get Ready for Prime Time Government leaders are supportive of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) use in non-military applications such as border control, emergency response, law enforcement, and forest fire surveillance. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2005
John Keller
The big defense cuts that didn't happen Many of the anticipated big cuts in the Pentagon's 2006 budget request have simply failed to materialize - yet. The U.S. Department of Defense budget request contains solid funding for electronics-rich programs such as the Air Force F/A-22 fighter-bomber, the Joint Strike Fighter, and the Army Future Combat System. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2012
Sandra I. Erwin
Navy's Unmanned Combat Aircraft Flying Under Cloud of Uncertainty The Navy expects to invest a growing share of its aviation research dollars in unmanned aircraft as it seeks to extend the reach and endurance of its carrier-based air wings. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2006
John Keller
Military Aircraft Funding to Peak This Year, Decline Over Next Decade U.S. military aircraft spending will peak this year at $47 billion, and decline to $41 billion in 2017, predict analysts of the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2005
Brian Gorman
Lockheed's Embattled Fighter? The F-35's toughest enemies might be a key ally and the growing capability of unmanned systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2006
New Global Hawk Production Aircraft Surpass 1,000 Combat Hours Two new Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance systems, built by Northrop Grumman Corp., have flown approximately 50 missions and more than 1,000 combat hours in support of coalition forces since their deployment in the Persian Gulf in January of this year. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2008
John Keller
DOD to cut unmanned aerial vehicle procurement by one third over next decade The early years of the 21st century have seen explosive growth in U.S. Department of Defense purchases of unmanned aerial vehicles, but DOD is expected to cut UAV procurement by one-third over the next decade. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
September 2005
Northrop Grumman plots UAV flights with MathWorks software Northrop designers used MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, and Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder to build the Northrop Grumman Trajectory Generation (NGTG) software that calculates feasible trajectories on approach to a simulated landing. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
January 2015
Valerie Insinna
In Future Rotorcraft Acquisition, Services Working to Avoid Mistakes of Past Joint Programs The history of joint aircraft is littered with failures, and when programs do come to fruition, they oftentimes are marred by schedule delays and cost overruns. Case in point, critics say, is the uber-expensive F-35 joint strike fighter program. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2007
Courtney E. Howard
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to be Controlled Via Voice Commands The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will be the first U.S. fighter aircraft to employ a speech-recognition system. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2014
Dan Parsons
F-35 Looks to Move Past Recent Setbacks Recent months have been particularly inauspicious for the most expensive weapon system development program in U.S. history. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2008
J.R. Wilson
Avionics Enter the 5th Generation Advanced military aircraft such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 air-superiority jet fighter and the E-2D Hawkeye carrier-based maritime patrol and radar surveillance aircraft, will have powerful avionics systems like never seen before. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
February 2011
Eric Beidel
Robot Gasses Up Joint Strike Fighter Twice now a robot has successfully refueled a simulated gas tank of an F-35 fighter jet, sparking what may be a radical change in how the military services its aircraft. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2007
J.R. Wilson
Manned and Unmanned Aircraft to Share Controlled and Commercial Airspace Governments, organizations, and industries throughout the world are trying to find ways of developing electronic and electro-optical technologies to enable unmanned aerial vehicles to operate together safely. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2008
Breanne Wagner
Worries About Mid-Air Collisions Keep Civilian Drones Grounded The agency that controls the domestic airspace, the Federal Aviation Administration, said unmanned aircraft are not yet ready to conduct realistic missions. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2010
Grace V. Jean
Special Operations Aviators Gear Up for Aircraft Upgrades Boosting the availability of special operations aircraft - whether they are helicopters, fixed-wing, or unmanned - has been called a top priority at U.S. Special Operations Command. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2009
Rich Smith
"Hey! Who's Flying This Thing?" 2009 Edition This edition of "Hey! Who's Flying This Thing?" takes a peek within the exciting world of flying model airplanes ... that kill. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2010
Rich Smith
Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Just how good can UAVs get? mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2005
John Keller
Navy looks into how to control next-generation autonomous unmanned aircraft U.S. Navy experts are redesigning the unmanned aerial vehicle control station of the future -- to accommodate new technologies and futuristic pilotless aircraft, and to reduce military manning levels by introducing more machine autonomy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
December 2004
In Brief Radstone to open engineering center in U.S... First production Global Hawk UAV arrives at its new base... DRS gets orders for advanced military communications systems... RAE Systems wins military contract for fuel tank monitors... Northrop Grumman achieves SEI Level 5 software rating... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
May 2013
Dan Parsons
Worldwide, Drones Are in High Demand The U.S. military may be the most high-profile owner and operator of unmanned aircraft, but it is far from the only customer of the controversial vehicles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2010
John Keller
AeroMech team to build Sand Dragon route-surveillance UAV that runs on heavy fuels Air Force researchers are asking AeroMech to demonstrate a runway-independent launch and recovery system for the 24-hour-endurance Sand Dragon Tier II UAV, as well as the pilotless aircraft's control station, for quick deployment to the Middle East and other military operational areas. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
December 2007
Breanne Wagner
Digital Designs and Virtual Tests Continue To Be Subject of Debate To speed up deliveries and cut costs, the U.S. military's newest jet fighter will undergo much of its testing in digital simulations. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2007
Courtney E. Howard
Training for the War on Terror Military personnel throughout the ranks hone their skills with advanced training and simulation systems. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
July 2012
Dan Parsons
Teaming Pilots With Drones Hampered By Technology The Army recently found that the most cost effective solution to replace its scout helicopters was a mix of traditional rotary wing platforms and unmanned aerial vehicles flying alongside to cover more ground in a single mission. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
August 2006
David Axe
Clouds on the horizon for pilot-less bombers After years of steady growth in funding, development and operational use, unmanned aerial vehicles have begun to rival -- and, in some cases, exceed -- the capability of manned aircraft. mark for My Articles similar articles
Military & Aerospace Electronics
August 2009
In Brief Lockheed Martin delivers first Target Sight System production unit to U.S. Marine Corps... Raytheon demonstrates next-generation antenna technology during test flight... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2009
Rich Smith
Boeing Bets on Black (Ops) Boeing came late to the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) party, but you've got to give these guys credit -- now that they're here, they aim to make a splash. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
September 2007
Sandra I. Erwin
Small Drone and Missile Network Allows for Quick Strikes Army officials are considering deploying small man-portable drones that can not only locate targets but also send, within seconds, precise coordinates of the targets to a missile launcher located five miles away. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
February 9, 2010
Rich Smith
Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? It seems everywhere you look these days, people are talking about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
October 2009
Stew Magnuson
FAA Still Working on Rules for Domestic Pilotless Aircraft Use The Federal Aviation Administration fears that a drones will collide with commercial aircraft. mark for My Articles similar articles