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U.S. Navy Selects Northrop Grumman to Provide Next Generation C4ISR Systems Development
Northrop Grumman Corporation will continue supporting exploratory development of current and future advanced technologies for the U.S. Navy's command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. These systems provide warfighters with information vital to the success of operations during network-centric warfare. Northrop Grumman's Information Technology (IT) sector provides systems and software engineering support for the program under contract to the Simulation and Human Systems Technology Division (Code 244) of the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Center, San Diego, Calif. The initial award for the base year of the five-year contract is valued at approximately $3 million. The additional four option years bring the potential total value to nearly $17 million. Northrop Grumman IT has supported the Code 244 program since 1990. "Northrop Grumman IT's work under this contract assures that the latest advances in technology are applied to providing critical information to Navy commanders during operations," said Barry Rhine, president, Defense Mission Systems, Northrop Grumman IT. "This is important work for the future of Navy C4ISR systems." Northrop Grumman IT provides systems analysis and engineering support during exploratory development of advanced technologies as they apply to C4ISR architectures. The Office of Navy Research and other advanced research
Diakun Named VP at Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation has appointed Peter C. Diakun to vice president of platform integration and technology development. He reports to Eric Womble, vice president of the advanced capabilities group for Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, the newly-formed sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation, is made up of the former Northrop Grumman Ship Systems and shipbuilding sectors. Diakun's responsibilities include leading technology development and platform
Northrop Grumman Awarded Enterprise Contract
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced today that the U.S. Navy has awarded the company a contract for the planning of an extended selected restricted availability on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector is the prime contractor for this award. The contract is valued at approximately $10.4 million and will include tank preservation, propulsion and ship system repairs and limited enhancements to various hull, mechanical and electrical
Northrop Grumman to Present at Tech Conference
Northrop Grumman Corporation will present at the Thomas Weisel Partners' Tech 2003 Conference in San Francisco on February 5. The presentation by Ronald D. Sugar, Northrop Grumman's president and chief operating officer, will be webcast at www.northropgrumman.com beginning at 9:10 a.m. PST.
Northrop Grumman To Acquire TRW for $60 per Share in Stock
Northrop Grumman Corporation and TRW Inc. jointly announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. The combination will position Northrop Grumman as the nation's second largest defense contractor with projected annual revenues of more than $26 billion and approximately 123,000 employees. Following the separation of TRW's automotive business and completion of the sale of TRW's Aeronautical Systems business, Northrop Grumman will be a Fortune 100 company.
Northrop Grumman to Supply Icelandic Coast Guard
Northrop Grumman Corporation won a contract to supply an integrated bridge system (IBS) for a new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) being built in Chile for delivery to the Icelandic Coast Guard. The contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman’s Sperry Marine business unit by ASMAR Shipyard in Talcahuano, which is building the 93-meter ship for the Icelandic Coast Guard. The IBS installation will be based on Sperry Marine’s next-generation VisionMaster FT navigation technology.
Northrop Grumman Completes Litton Acquisition
Northrop Grumman Corporation completed the final step in its acquisition of Litton Industries Inc. by converting Litton's preferred stock into the right to receive $35 per share in cash. Letters of transmittal and other documents necessary for the exchange of stock will be mailed to Litton shareholders as promptly as practicable. Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $15 billion, global aerospace and defense company with its worldwide headquarters in Los Angeles.
Northrop Grumman U.S. Navy Destroyer Contract
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Sperry Marine business unit won contracts to supply the U.S. Navy with steering systems for three new USS Arleigh Burke DDG 51-class guided missile destroyers. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems issued one contract, for DDG 107. Bath Iron Works, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued contracts for vessels DDG 108 and 109. The three contracts have a combined value of $12.5 million.
CEO and President of Northrop Grumman to Assume Duties as Chairman
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that its board of directors has elected Ronald D. Sugar, the company's chief executive officer and president, as Northrop Grumman's next chairman of the board. Effective Oct. 1, 2003, Sugar, 55, will be chairman, chief executive officer and president. As previously announced, Kent Kresa, who has served as chairman since 1990, will retire on that date. Kresa stepped down in April 2003 as president and chief executive officer.
Northrop Grumman Suspends Work On Project America
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced today that, effective immediately, it has suspended all work on Project America, a cruise ship program to build two 1,900-passenger cruise ships at its Pascagoula, Miss., Ingalls Operation. Approximately 1,250 of the 1,600 full-time employees assigned to the project will be affected by this suspension. An additional 500 subcontractor employees could also be affected. American Classic Voyages Company (AMCV), which is the parent of Project America
Nayy Triton Program: Northrop Building Own Unmanned Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation is building a company-owned unmanned aircraft as a development & demonstration platform for at-sea surveillance. The U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton program aims to provide a detailed picture of surface vessels to identify threats across vast areas of ocean and
Northrop Grumman Honors Employees Lost in 'USS Thresher'
Northrop Grumman Corporation has donated $5,000 toward construction of a memorial to the Navy submarine 'USS Thresher'. The company has made this donation in memory of two employees who perished when the Thresher sank in the Atlantic Ocean 50 years ago.
Northrop Grumman Names CEO U.K. and Europe
Northrop Grumman Corporation will appoint Andrew Tyler chief executive for the United Kingdom and Europe, effective July 1, 2013. In this new position, Tyler will play a leading role in supporting the company's current programmers, developing strategies for growth and identifying new business
Northrop Get Navy 'Star Wars' Laser Contract
The U.S. Navy selects Northrop Grumman for the initial phase of the Solid State Laser Technology Maturation (SSL-TM) program. SSL-TM is a research and development project to mature solid-state, high-power laser weapon systems and components for ship defense.
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems Appoint Senior Executive
Northrop Grumman names Teri G. Marconi Vice President & General Manager of Naval and Marine Systems Division. In her new position, Marconi will have executive responsibility for all naval and marine systems programs within Northrop Grumman's Baltimore-based Electronic Systems sector
Bridge Navigation Systems Contract for Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman contracted by Chengxi Shipyard to supply navigation bridge equipment for a series of new 39,500-dwt dry bulk cargo ships. The contract is for the supply of navigation bridge equipment for a series of 39,500-dwt dry bulk cargo ships being built in China for the China Navigation
Vintage Gyrocompass Donated by Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman donate a Sperry Mk 14 gyrocompass & leather-bound operator's manual to HMCS Sackville Canadian Naval Memorial Trust. The vinatage gyro compass is for installation aboard the restored HMCS Sackville, a World War II-era corvette on the Halifax waterfront.
Northrop Grumman Donates Latest VMS to US Naval Academy Foundation
U.S. Naval Academy Foundation receives plus US$1-million In voyage management software from Northrop Grumman's Maritime Systems Business Unit. Northrop Grumman is donating the newest version of its VMS, which incorporates the Electronic Chart Display Information System-Navy (ECDIS-N) technology
Northrop Grumman Names Executive for San Diego
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) announced today that it has appointed retired U.S. Navy Capt. Robert W. "Brick" Nelson director and corporate lead executive for company business in San Diego. Nelson reports to Timothy C. Jones, vice president, aviation and intelligence
HII Promote Tom Stiehle CFO & VP Business Management
Responsibility includes: finance, contracts, estimating & pricing, and business management of Ingall’s Shipbuilding Division. "Tom's extensive background in finance and contract administration forms a solid foundation for this important leadership role
Northrop Grumman Awarded In-Service Support Contract
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by Canada's Department of National Defence (DND) to provide in-service support for the MK-49 inertial navigation systems and navigation data distribution systems fielded aboard surface ships and submarines of the Royal Canadian Navy
Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems for New Indian CG Vessels
Northrop Grumman Corporation to supply advanced shipboard navigation systems for 20 fast patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. Under the contract, awarded through the company's Indian reseller Marine Electricals Ltd., Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will provide a
HII Make New Executive Appointments
Huntington Ingalls Industries announces new executive appointments for Investor Relations and Internal Audit. HII appoint Dwayne Blake corporate vice president, investor relations, and Scott Stabler corporate vice president, internal audit, effective Jan. 1, 2013.
Unmanned Aircraft Completes First Carrier Trials
Northrop Grumman, U.S. Navy, complete at-sea deck handling trials of X-47B unmanned demonstrator. The exercises aboard the USS Harry S. Truman demonstrated the ability to maneuver the tailless, strike-fighter-sized aircraft quickly and precisely on the flight deck using a wireless handheld
Multimode Maritime Radar Contract for Telephonics Corp.
Northrop Grumman Corporation, under a US Navy contract, selects Telephonics Corp., to supply radar for Fire Scout unmanned aerial system. A US$33-million contract was awarded to provide the development, production, integration and testing of nine radar systems