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Navy Plans 1st CANES Install by Late FY 2012
Published on 3 Feb, 2012 at 12:35 in C4ISR | Viewed 32 times | No Comments
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command plans to have its next generation shipboard network on a destroyer by late fiscal year 2012, SPAWAR said Wednesday.
Northrop Grumman won a potential $637.7 million contract this week to develop and produce the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services network.
SPAWAR said CANES will provide…
Northrop to Develop RF Transmitter Tech for DARPA
Published on 26 Jan, 2012 at 13:54 in C4ISR | Viewed 21 times | No Comments
Northrop Grumman Corp. will develop radio frequency transmitter technology for the Defense Advances Research Projects Agency, Northrop announced Wednesday.
The work falls under a program for microscale power conversion, which develops RF power amplifier designs with supply modulation and power switch-control technology.
Northrop said the research focuses on contour modulation, which uses a phase-modulated signal waveform and amplifier…
Navy Secures Funding for Fire Scout Helicopter Drone Program
The U.S. Navy has secured funding for the MQ-8 Fire Scout program, according to AOL Defense.
Congress allotted the Navy $191 million to buy 12 long-range variants of the helicopter-drone. Prime contractor Northrop Grumman and the Navy are working to build new C-model Fire Scouts.
Mike Fuqua, Northrop’s head of business development for tactical unmanned systems, said…
Contractors Fuel, Provide Personnel for US’ Worldwide Proliferation of Drones, Bases
Published on 30 Dec, 2011 at 13:58 in C4ISR | Viewed 15 times | No Comments
More civilian contractors are working directly with the U.S. military and CIA to gather intelligence and execute offensive strikes as the U.S. continues to expand the number of drones it operates around the world.
Many of these contractors are helping drive the U.S.’ demand for their personnel by rapidly evolving drone technologies and capabilities, working in tandem with the U.S. to develop a global network…
Contractors Look to Improve DNA Testing, Increase Sales to Security Agencies
Published on 28 Nov, 2011 at 12:00 in Biometrics | Viewed 51 times | No Comments
Contractors are looking to speed up biometric testing processes and make more sales to government agencies, according to a Washington Post Capital Business report. Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin are both taking steps toward these measures.
A recent contract win for Northrop Grumman furthers the idea that contractors are looking to progress in biometrics offerings…
Contractors Testing Army Comm, ISR Networks
The U.S. Army has increasingly tested communications networks as it looks to upgrade its capabilities, and three contracting firms have helped the service branch conduct exercises.
ITT Exelis, recently spun-off from former parent ITT Corp., is currently demonstrating several communications at the Army’s Network Integration Exercise, according to a company release.
Exelis is…
Navy Test Opens Door for Helicopters to Control Fire Scout UAV from Air
Published on 10 Nov, 2011 at 15:16 in C4ISR | Viewed 42 times | No Comments
The U.S. Navy recently conducted tests during which it was able to successfully transmit images collected by the Northop Grumman-built Fire Scout unmanned aircraft to Lockheed Martin‘s new HM-60R Sea Hawk helicopter during a joint operation, according to a report in AOL Defense.
Carlo Munoz writes that Navy deputy program manager Robert…
Edward Bush Comments on Northrop’s Virtualization Upgrade to ISR Image Processor
Published on 13 Oct, 2011 at 13:54 in C4ISR | Viewed 12 times | No Comments
Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated an upgrade to the Defense Department‘s standard image processor at the company’s Linthicum, Md. facilities.
Northrop’s upgrade provides new virtualization capabilities to the common image processor and lowers costs, the company said in a release. Northrop originally designed and built the CIP, which…
Northrop Wins Award to Further Develop DNA Biometrics Capabillity
Published on 13 Oct, 2011 at 12:34 in Biometrics | Viewed 27 times | No Comments
The U.S. Army BOSS-U program has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to further develop and supply the IntegenX RapidHIT 200 human DNA identification system.
The system automates and accelerates the process of producing standardized DNA profiles from cheek swabs, human tissue samples, and other objects with low copy numbers of DNA. IntegenX was…
Charles Phalen, Jr. Appointed VP of Northrop Grumman Corporate and Enterprise Shared Services Industrial Security
Northrop Grumman Corporation has appointed Charles S. Phalen, Jr. vice president, Corporate and Enterprise Shared Services Industrial Security, effective immediately.
According to Northrop Grumman, Phalen will report to Gloria Flach, corporate vice president and president, Enterprise Shared Services. He is replacing Ed Halibozek who retired from the company.
“I am pleased to welcome Charles Phalen to the Northrop Grumman…
