BAE Systems has been contracted to carry out a comprehensive $139.8M modernisation of the USS Tortuga on behalf of the U.S. Navy. The USS Tortuga will soon undergo a 16 month restoration at BAE Systems’ Norfolk shipyard in Virginia. Within the contract there are further options that, if exercised, will raise its ...
The Naval Undersea Warfare Centre (NUWC) has put Northrop Grumman’s new hull-mounted Advanced Flank Array through its paces, following a period of intense testing. The Advanced Flank Array (AFA) employs innovative and streamlined manufacturing techniques to deliver greater value to the U.S. Navy. To date, Northrop Grumman has invested more than ...
The ‘A’ variant of the F-35 strike fighter has successfully completed a rigorous programme of airframe testing, during which it “flew” equivalent to 24,000 hours. To date, the F-35 ‘B’ variant – which will furnish HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales with much-needed aerial support – has completed 16,000 ...
Northrop Grumman has made successful delivery of the first operational MQ-4C Triton to a U.S. Navy facility at Point Mugu. Triton will enable the U.S. Navy to bolster its maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) agenda. A second operational aircraft is set to be delivered by Northrop Grumman before the end of ...
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