Northrop Grumman has played a vital role in the successful deployment of the missile warning satellite for the US Space Force’s sixth and final mission in the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO)-6 program series. Working in partnership with prime contractor Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman designed and built ...
Northrop Grumman was recently awarded the Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract for the US Navy’s E-6B Mercury platform, a derivative of the commercial Boeing 707 aircraft. The work will be performed at Northrop Grumman’s Aircraft Maintenance and Fabrication Center in Lake Charles. Over the next five years, Northrop Grumman will perform modifications ...
Northrop Grumman has been selected to provide the US Marine Corps with the Next Generation Handheld Targeting System (NGHTS). This compact targeting device provides unparalleled precision targeting and is capable of operation in GPS-denied environments. Bob Gough, vice president, navigation, targeting and survivability, Northrop Grumman, said: “NGHTS will significantly enhance the ability ...
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Perceptually-enabled Task Guidance (PTG) program to develop a prototype artificial intelligence (AI) assistant. The prototype will be embedded in an augmented reality (AR) headset to help rotary pilots perform expected and unexpected tasks. Northrop Grumman, in partnership ...