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  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI 2014: NGC joins Yamaha to develop VTOL UAV

    12th May 2014

    Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) and Yamaha Motor Corporation have joined forces to develop a VTOL UAS, it has been announced. The pair has agreed to …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI 2014: Strong growth expected for unmanned systems market

    9th May 2014

    The outlook for the unmanned systems market remains positive although production is expected to fall following a decade of operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, a …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Sikorsky wins VXX presidential helicopter contract

    8th May 2014

    US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded Sikorsky an initial contract to build six new Marine One presidential helicopters, valued at $1.2 billion.  The …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    MQ-8C Fire Scout prepares for ship-board testing

    7th May 2014

    The MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is set to undergo testing to ensure it can safely operate within intense electromagnetic environments in preparation …

  • Digital Battlespace

    RAF Sentry E-3D AWACS receives Mode S upgrade

    6th May 2014

    The Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) Sentry E-3D Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet has received a Mode S upgrade to the Identification Friend or …

  • Land Warfare

    US Marine Corps awards dismounted IED jammer contracts

    30th April 2014

    Northrop Grumman and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) will supply dismounted improvised explosive device (IED) jammers to the US Marine Corps under contracts from the Marine …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Northrop Grumman to supply FlightPro Gen III for H-1 programme

    28th April 2014

    Northrop Grumman will deliver FlightPro Gen III mission computers for H-1 helicopter programme flight tests, system integration laboratories and training. The company has received a …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    SAS14: Textron urge development of multi-fuel UAV engines

    10th April 2014

    A senior Textron executive has called for increased efforts in UAV engine development in order to decrease the logistical burden and increase the safety of …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    SAS14: RAF pax to be trained on Triton

    9th April 2014

    Four Royal Air Force (RAF) personnel are to conduct training on the US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton UAS as part of the UK’s Seedcorn programme which …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    SAS14: UCLASS draft RfP expected within weeks

    9th April 2014

    The highly anticipated draft RfP for the air vehicle segment of the US Navy’s future Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) programme is …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Navy orders five more MQ-8C Fire Scout UAVs

    7th April 2014

    The US Navy has placed an order with Northrop Grumman for five additional MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The company was awarded a …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Global Hawk demos expanded SATCOM capability

    4th April 2014

    A US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has demonstrated its ability to use an additional Satellite Communications (SATCOM) link to improve …

  • Defence Helicopter

    VXX presidential helicopter advances

    2nd April 2014

    The US VXX Presidential helicopter acquisition programme was slated to commence system development in March, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Triton completes initial envelope expansion testing

    24th March 2014

    The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) under development by Northrop Grumman for the US Navy has completed its initial envelope expansion test programme, with …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Global Hawk Block 40 UAV delivered to USAF

    20th March 2014

    A second Global Hawk Block 40 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) ordered under Northrop Grumman’s Lot 10 contract has been delivered to the US Air Force …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

    ANCILLARY

    Northrop Grumman has developed a demonstrator tail-sitter UAV for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ANCILLARY programme. Northrop states its design is a cost-efficient, multiple-mission capable vehicle built ...

  • Loitering munitions

    Jackal

    The Jackal is a turbojet loitering munition designed by Northrop Grumman in partnership with AeroVironment.  It features an open architecture that provides the capability to support ...

  • Military - UUVs

    Manta Ray

    Manta Ray is an uncrewed underwater vessel (UUV) developed by Northrop Grumman.

  • Air: Integrated cockpit systems

    H-1 Family of Avionics

    Northrop Grumman produces a family of avionics for Bell H-1-series helicopters.

  • Air-to-surface missiles

    Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW)

    The Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) is an air-to-ground weapon that will provide strike capability to defeat rapidly relocatable targets as part of an enemy’s anti-access/area denial ...

  • R-Bat

    The Rotary Bat (R-Bat) is the rotary-wing member of the Bat family of sUAS. The R-Bat was designed with Yamaha Motor USA and has been ...

  • Major networking projects

    IBCS

    The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) is a C2 system designed to integrate current and future sensors. The system also improves ...

  • Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Model 437

    Scaled Composites, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, unveiled the Model 437 in September 2021. The conceptual UAS is derived from a Model 401, or Son of Ares, and ...

  • ISR/special mission, Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE

    Firebird

    Manufactured by Northrop Grumman, the Firebird is a unique platform that features different cockpit configurations. This feature allows the Firebird to be configured as either an uncrewed ...

  • Guided munitions

    Viper Strike

    The GBU-44/B Viper Strike is an air-launched precision-guided munition (PGM) equipped with a relatively small-shaped charge warhead. It has been optimised for employment in urban ...

  • Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

    APR-39(V)

    The ARP-39(V) is an RWR system for combat helicopters, low-speed aircraft and fast attack craft. The system comprises two dual-video receivers, four spiral cavity-backed antennas, ...

  • Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

    30mm PGU-15B Training Practice Round

    The 30mm PGU-15B Training Practice (TP) Round is a medium-calibre training round manufactured by Northrop Grumman.

  • Unguided Tank Ammunition

    120mm M1028 Canister

    The 120mm M1028 Canister is an anti-personnel tank round designed by Northrop Grumman for use by the Abrams tank.

  • Air: aerial targets

    BQM-74F

    Building on the BQM-74E, the BQM-74F aerial target was developed by Northrop Grumman under a USN contract. Introduced in 2005, it has a new airframe ...

  • AEW&C, Maritime patrol

    E-2 Hawkeye

    The E-2 Hawkeye AEW&C; aircraft has gone through several iterations and can be operated from land, as with Egypt and Mexico, or from a carrier, ...