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Northrop Grumman introduces its first completed prototype Manta Ray Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) that it is developing for DARPA. The extra-large submarine glider is designed to carry out long-range undersea missions without human assistance.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: DARPA, Northrop Grumman, Underwater drones, Autonomous, Submarine, Underwater
In preparation for a permanent human colony on the Moon, DARPA has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to develop a lunar railway concept, as part of the 10-year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: DARPA, NASA, Moon, Northrop Grumman, Railways
Northrop Grumman has delivered a miniaturized high-energy laser, called the Phantom, to the US government that points to future laser weapons that are not only powerful, but small and rugged enough for field combat.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Northrop Grumman, Laser weapon
In an unpleasant reminder of the state of the world, Northrop Grumman has delivered the first refitted E-6B Mercury 'Doomsday Plane' that acts as a flying command center to control the launch of America's nuclear forces in the event of World War III.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Northrop Grumman, US Navy, Nuclear weapons, Aircraft
Northrop Grumman has completed its fifth consecutive successful test of the US Navy AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) and the first against a target simulating an advanced operational defense system.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: US Navy, Northrop Grumman, Weapons, Warfare
Northrop Grumman's Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS), which combines multiple current air and missile defense command and control systems into one, has been granted initial operational capability. This means it can begin active deployment.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Northrop Grumman, US Army, US Army, US Air Force, US Navy, Warfare, Battlefield
In order to protect the venerable F-16 fighter from modern electronic threats, Northrop Grumman has put its AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) up against a series of "attacks" from the US Air Force Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator (LIVE) testing system.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Northrop Grumman, Fighter, Electronic, Simulations
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first full-scale static test fire of the stage-one solid-rocket motor for the LGM-35A Sentinel that will replace the US Air Force's Minuteman III nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: Northrop Grumman, US Air Force, Nuclear weapons, Rocket
The US Marine Corps has decided to purchase Northrop Grumman's all-in-one Next Generation Handheld Targeting System (NGHTS) that packs a suite of day/night targeting sensors in a 10-lb (4.5-kg) package and can operate in GPS-denied areas.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTags: US Marines, Northrop Grumman, Electronic, Sensors


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