Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has completed greater than 25 flight tests of the U.S. Navy Triton unmanned aircraft system’s (UAS) primary maritime surveillance sensor in preparation for its installation at the aircraft. The company is conducting risk-reduction tests of the Multi-Function Active Sensor (MFAS) using a Gulfstream II surrogate aircraft off the California coast. The radar will provide the Triton UAS with a 360-degree view of ocean and coastal regions. “Surrogate flights have allowed us to mature the MFAS radar’s capabilities and merge the information with information received from other sensors and kit for you to even be used on... Read More »
The Fires Center of Excellence Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate here, is celebrating a prime victory after the Paladin Integrated Management program received Milestone C approval in the Defense Acquisition System. This Materiel Development Decision moves the project from the engineering design phase of the acquisitions process into the producing and production phase. “This is a huge win for the military and the sphere Artillery,” said Col. Michael Hartig, with U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Capability Manager Brigade Combat Team Fires, or TCM BCT Fires. “It’s an incredible win for us for years yet to come.” The last time... Read More »
Northrop Grumman Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) might help extend the viability of the U.S. Air Force’s F-16 fighter aircraft beyond 2025 and help make sure the F-16 remains a very important part of the nation’s fighter force structure. Skip Wagner, director of International Business Development and Strategy for Northrop Grumman’s ISR and Targeting Systems Division, provided details at the radar upgrades to reporters in a briefing today on the Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition 2013. Northrop Grumman was chosen by prime contractor Lockheed Martin because the radar provider for the F-16 Combat Avionics Programmed... Read More »