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  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI 2013: USN reveals UCLASS development path

    16th August 2013

    The programme manager for the US Navy’s Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) programme has announced that a draft RfP will be launched …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Fire Scout UAV reaches 5,000 flight hours in Afghanistan

    14th August 2013

    The MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has surpassed 5,000 flight hours in support of operations in Afghanistan since its first deployment in 2011. Prime contractor …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AUVSI 2013: Triton aims for 11-hour endurance mark

    14th August 2013

    The US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton will attempt an 11-hour flight on 14 August as part of ongoing tests, programme managers have revealed. Addressing a media …

  • Defence Helicopter

    AUVSI 2013: Royal Navy selects AgustaWestland for RWUAS

    13th August 2013

    The Royal Navy has awarded AgustaWestland a £2.3 million contract to develop its Rotary Wing Unmanned Aerial System (RWUAS) concept. It is understood that the …

  • Digital Battlespace

    E-2D Advanced Hawkeye enters full-rate production

    13th August 2013

    The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft will move into full-rate production following the award of a $617 million contract to Northrop Grumman by the US Navy …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Northrop Grumman CIRCM completes Preliminary Design Review

    12th August 2013

    Northrop Grumman’s Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) has completed Preliminary Design Review (PDR), marking the end of the company's technology demonstration programme.  Northrop Grumman is developing …

  • Digital Battlespace

    New systems flown on EA-18G Growler

    9th August 2013

    The Boeing EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft has demonstrated new sensor system upgrades in a US Navy flight to show how the enhanced technologies …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    De Maiziere defends Euro Hawk position

    7th August 2013

    The German defence minister has defended himself against accusations that he failed to identify problems early enough in the doomed Euro Hawk programme, a Bundestag …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Northrop Grumman SABR selected for F-16 AESA upgrade

    1st August 2013

    Northrop Grumman will supply its Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) for the US Air Force and Taiwan F-16 radar modernisation and upgrade programme, following the …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Sikorsky may win presidential helicopter by default

    1st August 2013

    All but one of the three major industry teams expected to compete for the US VXX Helicopter Replacement Program have dropped out, blaming anti-competitive requirements. AgustaWestland …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Inquiry investigates Euro Hawk failures

    30th July 2013

    An official inquiry has revealed how a series of management failures was to blame for the demise of Germany’s Euro Hawk programme, it has emerged. …

  • Defence Notes

    Impact of sequestration yet to come

    25th July 2013

    Leading companies in the defence sector have yet to see any great effect of US sequestration as demonstrated by figures for the first half of …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    US Navy receives first upgraded Fire Scout

    25th July 2013

    Northrop Grumman has delivered the first MQ-8C upgraded Fire Scout UAV to the US Navy, the company announced on 19 July. The upgraded VTOL UAV …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Northrop Grumman wins contract for E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes

    22nd July 2013

    The US Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract for long lead materials and related support for five full-rate production Lot 2 …

  • Military Logistics

    Northrop Grumman wins UK MoD countermeasures contract

    18th July 2013

    Northrop Grumman will support the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) systems on British military aircraft under a new contract awarded by the UK Ministry of …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • 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 ...

  • 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.

  • Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

    MK238 High Explosive Incendiary with Tracer And Self-Destruct (HEI-T/SD)

    The MK238 High Explosive Incendiary with Tracer and Self-Destruct (HEI-T/SD) is a 30mm round developed by Northrop Grumman.

  • 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, ...

  • Air: AEW/fire control radar

    AN/APG-80

    The AN/APG-80 is an X-band active electronically scanned array radar system with approximately 1,000 transmit/receive modules, designed for continuous search and multi-target tracking capabilities in ...