The Northrop Grumman Foundation and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) are partnering together, for the second year in a row, to host 25 middle school teachers (fellows) from locations near Northrop Grumman sites for a year-long blended learning experience, culminating in a two-week externship during the summer at a site near them. NSTA and…
Northrop Unveils Venom Targeting System to Counter UAVs
At the Army Maneuver-Fires Integrated Experiment (MFIX) held at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Venom demonstrated the ability to identify and track small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and to provide accurate targeting data while on the move. This targeting capability enabled other systems in the network to counter the UAS. Venom is a ground-based…
Flight Record Set by High Altitude Long Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Series
The U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk and other variants of Northrop Grumman Corporation‘s High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) series continued to prove their value to U.S. government agencies by flying more intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission hours in one week than ever before. The UAS series flew 781 hours…
Northrop Grumman Wins $963.5M Air Force Contract
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract for the support of Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground Subsystems. Northrop Grumman is the sole award recipient for the indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract that is worth $963.5 million, with an initial award value of approximately $4.4 million. The work will be performed by…