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  • Air Warfare

    Australia selects SUAS+ while TUAV contenders prepare bids

    7th May 2020

    The Australian Army has two important UAV projects under way at present. The Small UAS ‘Plus’ (SUAS+) project has recently selected a winning platform, while …

  • Air Warfare

    USN orders two E-2D AHE aircraft and extended services

    2nd April 2020

    Northrop Grumman has secured a fixed-price-incentive-firm-target contract modification worth $404 million from the USN’s Naval Air Systems Command. The contract covers procurement of two new …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Northrop Grumman works on MUOS for USN

    19th March 2020

    Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $48.2 million sole-source contract to provide the USN with systems and services that support interoperability from tactical-to-tactical satellite communications …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Northrop Grumman expands logistical support for MQ-4C Triton

    13th March 2020

    Northrop Grumman has secured an $86.2 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification from the US Naval Air Systems Command. The deal, confirmed by the DoD on 12 …

  • Digital Battlespace

    HAMMR time: Northrop demonstrates missile defence capability

    11th March 2020

    Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated its Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR) during a test at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. A HAMMR system was …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Northrop Grumman to develop PTS rapid prototype

    25th February 2020

    Northrop Grumman is to develop a Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) rapid prototype payload for the US Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center. The payload …

  • Military Logistics

    Kratos to provide transporters for GBSD programme

    27th February 2020

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will support the US Air Force’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) programme under a contract announced on 26 February. The …

  • Defence Helicopter

    Longbow FCR support contract detailed

    19th February 2020

    Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have detailed a recent contract from the US Army to support the AH-64 Apache helicopter AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radar …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    ​Northrop Grumman not pausing for thought on MQ-4C

    13th February 2020

    The US DoD's decision to pause production of the MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) UAV is not one that concerns the platform’s manufacturer. A two-year …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    AQS-24B​ components being manufactured in Australia

    6th February 2020

    Northrop Grumman has begun manufacture of AQS-24B towed minehunting system components in Australia, the company announced on 6 February. Manufacture is being carried out with …

  • Digital Battlespace

    USMC orders G/ATOR systems

    7th February 2020

    Northrop Grumman will supply two additional AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) systems to the US Marine Corps under an order announced on 5 February. The …

  • Uncrewed Vehicles

    Northrop Grumman sonar to be tested on Iver4 UUV

    4th February 2020

    A Northrop Grumman synthetic aperture sonar is to be integrated onto L3Harris Technologies’ Iver4 Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) for testing, the company announced on 3 …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Northrop Grumman expands satellite manufacture site

    3rd February 2020

    Northrop Grumman has broken ground on a new expansion of its satellite engineering and manufacturing operations facilities in Arizona. The expansion includes a 100,000 square …

  • Military Logistics

    RAAF C-130J trials Litening sensor pod

    31st January 2020

    A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-130J Hercules aircraft has begun flight trials equipped with a Northrop Grumman Litening sensor pod. Mounted on a pylon underneath …

  • Digital Battlespace

    Dstl leads Space Situational Awareness experiment

    5th February 2020

    A collaborative experiment being led by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has the potential to lead to significant improvements in Space Situational …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

  • Air: Integrated cockpit systems

    H-1 Family of Avionics

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

  • Military - UUVs

    Manta Ray

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

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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-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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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.

  • Unguided Medium Calibre Ammunition

    XM1182 High Explosive Airburst with Trace (HEAB-T)

    The XM1182 High Explosive Airburst with Trace (HEAB-T) is a high explosive round developed by Northrop Grumman for the US Army.

  • Air: Integrated cockpit systems

    ITAS

    Northrop Grumman is a major producer of tactical information management systems for maritime patrol, ASW, ASuW, SAR and related applications. The Northrop Grumman AN/ASN-150 and ...

  • Air: UAS radar

    AN/ZPQ-1 TESAR

    The Tactical Endurance Synthetic Aperture Radar (TESAR), developed by Northrop Grumman, is primarily designed for use on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as the Predator. 

  • 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: Displays

    B-2 Multi-Function Displays

    Developed and produced by Northrop Grumman, new multi-function displays procured under the B-2 Display Modernisation Program will replace the ageing MDU-F3 screens on 20 aircraft.