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  • Ball Aerospace Receives Northrop's CERES Instrument for Integration Into NOAA Satellite - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ball Aerospace Receives Northrop’s CERES Instrument for Integration Into NOAA Satellite

    Ball Aerospace and Technologies has received the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System instrument built by Northrop Grumman for integration into the Joint Polar Satellite System beginning later this year. Ball Aerospace said Thursday that CERES will help JPSS-1 support the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership‘s weather and climate measurement missions for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. CERES is designed to measure thermal radiation and […] More

  • Northrop to Upgrade Navigation Systems of Navy’s Fire Scout UAV - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Upgrade Navigation Systems of Navy’s Fire Scout UAV

    Northrop Grumman Corp. will work to upgrade the navigation systems of the U.S. Navy’s Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Wednesday. John Keller writes the Naval Air Systems Command is planning to award a sole-source contract to Northrop’s aerospace systems segment to evaluate and certify the Kearfott-built KN-4073C navigation systems. The […] More

  • Northrop to Kick Off Construction Work on Maryland Space Assembly, Test Facility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Kick Off Construction Work on Maryland Space Assembly, Test Facility

    Northrop Grumman will start construction work this month on a $20 million, 25,000-square-foot facility in Linthicum, Maryland to carry out space payload integration programs and focus on space systems assembly, integration and testing. The facility is scheduled to begin building this month and finish by summer 2015, Northrop said Tuesday. Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and Rep. John Sarbanes will […] More

  • Northrop's Global Hawk Evaluated in NATO ISR Trials; Jim Edge Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop’s Global Hawk Evaluated in NATO ISR Trials; Jim Edge Comments

    A Northrop Grumman Block 30 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system was evaluated in NATO’s recent 10-day Unified Vision 2014 trial of the alliance’s joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance portfolio. U.S. European Command flew the Global Hawk over three days from Orland Main Air Station in Norway alongside trials for satellites, naval vessels, ground sensors and other ISR […] More

  • Scott Texter: ATK, Northrop Test NASA Webb Telescope Backplane System - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Scott Texter: ATK, Northrop Test NASA Webb Telescope Backplane System

    ATK and Northrop Grumman have jointly tested a backplane assembly for NASA‘s James Webb Telescope to determine if the platform could withstand the rigors of space travel and carry heavy payload. The telescope’s primary mirror backplane system is built to hold scientific instruments and beryllium mirror segments and will aim to minimize temperature-related changes in […] More

  • Boeing, Northrop Answer Air Force's Call for GPS III Satellite Contractors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Northrop Answer Air Force’s Call for GPS III Satellite Contractors

    Northrop Grumman and Boeing have sent their responses to a U.S. Air Force notice that seeks a vendor to build the branch’s next set of GPS satellites under a potential $200 million contract, Space News reported Thursday. Mike Gruss writes the Air Force’s acquisition arm released a solicitation in search of interested vendors to develop the next batch of GPS III satellites and […] More

  • Rob Smith: Lockheed-Led Team Seeks to Link Military Missile Defense Elements - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rob Smith: Lockheed-Led Team Seeks to Link Military Missile Defense Elements

    An industry team led by Lockheed Martin is working to establish a link between battle management systems used by the Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Army. The Missile Defense National Team is developing the C2BMC (command, control, battle management and communications) system to unify disparate ballistic missile defense elements, Lockheed said Thursday. “Potential air and ballistic missile threats […] More

  • Northrop-Built Comm Payload on AEHF Satellite Passes On-Orbit Test; Stuart Linsky Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop-Built Comm Payload on AEHF Satellite Passes On-Orbit Test; Stuart Linsky Comments

    Northrop Grumman‘s communications payload for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite has passed on-orbit testing conducted by the U.S. Air Force and deemed able to configure communications networks with ground terminals. The company said Tuesday the payload on the AEHF-3 began signal transmission in January as the satellite reached geostationary orbit alongside other satellites in a constellation named the “ring of […] More

  • Northrop Grumman Breaks Ground on Florida Campus Expansion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman Breaks Ground on Florida Campus Expansion

    Northrop Grumman has begun construction on a 220,000 sq ft office and research facility at its Melbourne International Airport campus in Florida, the Orlando Business Journal reported Wednesday. The building is part of the first phase of the company’s planned $500 million, 720,000 sq ft expansion of the campus, Anjali Fluker writes in the exclusive report. The completed […] More

  • Northrop, Habitat for Humanity Dedicate 5th Completed House to New Owners - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Habitat for Humanity Dedicate 5th Completed House to New Owners

    Northrop Grumman and the Sandtown Habitat for Humanity have presented the keys to the new owners of another house completed under a seven-year partnership centered on the Sandtown-Winchester community of Baltimore, Maryland. The company said Wednesday this is the fifth house built by Northrop volunteers and the nonprofit housing organization, which was dedicated to new homeowner Kimberly Robinson during […] More

  • Northrop, Navy Demonstrate MQ-8B Fire Scout's Modernized Radar Tech; George Vardoulakis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop, Navy Demonstrate MQ-8B Fire Scout’s Modernized Radar Tech; George Vardoulakis Comments

    Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy have demonstrated a new maritime surveillance radar that the company modified from a manned aircraft system built by Telephonics Corp. The company and Navy flew the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for the demonstration as part of the efforts to help Navy commanders increase their long-range imaging and search capabilities, Northrop said Tuesday. […] More