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Northrop Grumman’s Digital Cockpit Completes Initial Operational Test and Evaluation

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:00:00 GMT

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – April 22, 2020 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) supplied digital cockpit upgrades to the integrated avionics suite for the U.S. Army’s UH-60V Black Hawk, which recently completed initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E). The completion of IOT&E marks a significant milestone for the UH-60V program on the pathway to full-rate production.

Northrop Grumman’s digital cockpit will keep the U.S. Army’s legacy Black Hawk aircraft in the fight for decades to come. The system recently completed initial operational test and evaluation. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army)

“Northrop Grumman’s scalable, fully integrated avionics system will ensure the legacy Black Hawk fleet remains at the forefront of combat capability for decades to come,” said James Conroy, vice president, navigation, targeting & survivability, Northrop Grumman. “It is designed with a secure, open architecture that provides greater mission flexibility and a rapid upgrade path.”

Benefits include enhanced pilot situational understanding and mission safety, as well as decreased pilot workload and life cycle cost. Additionally, providing a nearly identical pilot-vehicle interface to the UH-60M enables common training and operational employment. The foundational architecture of the UH-60V can be adapted to numerous aircraft platforms and is available globally.

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees define possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services.

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Northrop Grumman Delivers Software for Critical UH-60V Black Hawk Milestone

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:00:00 GMT

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – July 12, 2018 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered software to the U.S. Army for the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter to enter Limited User Testing (LUT) ― a critical milestone leading into production.

As the supplier of the Integrated Avionics Suite for the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter, Northrop Grumman has delivered software for the helicopter to enter Limited User Testing – a critical milestone leading into production.

Under a contract awarded in 2014, Northrop Grumman is partnering with the U.S. Army Prototype Integration Facility and prime contractor Redstone Defense Systems to modernize the Army’s fleet of UH‑60L helicopters through cost-effective cockpit upgrades, replacing older analog gauges with digital electronic instrument displays.

Northrop Grumman is supplying the Integrated Avionics Suite for the upgraded aircraft, designated the UH-60V, which features one of the Army’s most advanced avionics solutions to enable the complex missions of the army aviation warfighter.

Through this latest milestone, Northrop Grumman has provided a digital cockpit software build that includes all the functionality required for LUT, which will evaluate the system’s operational readiness, capabilities and compatibility with the UH-60M Pilot-Vehicle Interface. This important test informs the Milestone C Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) decision. The UH-60V is scheduled to enter LRIP in 2019.

“This software delivery milestone is an important step forward in our journey to provide cutting-edge capabilities and mission-enabling solutions to warfighters through an affordable, low-risk digital cockpit upgrade,” said Ed Griebel, director, land & avionics C4ISR division, Northrop Grumman. “Our mission solution preserves investment in the Black Hawk fleet while modernizing the aircraft to provide warfighters with a decisive advantage.”

Northrop Grumman’s scalable, fully integrated mission equipment package enables enhanced pilot situational awareness and mission safety, as well as decreased pilot workload and life cycle cost. The UH-60V’s pilot-vehicle interface (PVI) is nearly identical to the UH‑60M PVI, providing common training and operational employment.

Northrop Grumman’s open architecture approach provides greater flexibility and enables upgrades to be done with or without the original equipment manufacturer’s involvement. In addition to the UH-60V, Northrop Grumman’s scalable and fully integrated architecture is and can be applied to numerous platforms such as the E‑2D, AH-1F/S and other aircraft worldwide. The operators of these aircraft can reduce their logistics footprint by having common avionics in multiple platforms and avoid sustaining large component inventories.

The UH-60V meets the standards for safety-critical software development and is designed to comply with the Federal Aviation Administration and European Aviation Safety Agency’s Global Air Traffic Management requirements, enabling the system to traverse military and civilian airspace worldwide. It is also certifiable and compliant with safety-critical avionics standards such as DO-178C.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers worldwide. Please visit www.news.northropgrumman.com and follow us on Twitter, @NGCNews, for more information.

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Northrop Grumman to Highlight Leading Global Security Capabilities at Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2017

Sun, 15 Oct 2017 22:00:00 GMT

Seoul ADEX 2017 to be held at Seoul Airport, Oct. 17-22

Northrop Grumman to exhibit in booth A61

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Oct. 15, 2017 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight its advanced global security capabilities at the Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition 2017 (Seoul ADEX 2017) in South Korea.

A media kit accompanying this release is available at: http://www.northropgrumman.com/MediaResources/MediaKits/ADEX/

Dedicated to innovation and delivering a decisive advantage to modern warfighters, Northrop Grumman offers groundbreaking options for autonomous systems, C4ISR, logistics, and multi-generation fighter interoperability and communications. In addition to product displays, company representatives and subject matter experts will be available to engage the media on these topics.

Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk and Fire Scout aircraft provide a powerful combination of autonomous systems with the capacity to advance South Korea’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities while protecting regional interests and national security. Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk autonomous high altitude long endurance system supports intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and environmental research operations around the globe. The MQ-8C Fire Scout is the Navy’s next generation autonomous helicopter. Fire Scout has the ability to take-off and land on any aviation-capable ship and from prepared and unprepared landing zones. Fire Scout is actively deployed with the United States Navy providing enhanced maritime surveillance and persistent targeting capabilities.

The company provides superior C4ISR capability, battlefield awareness and situational understanding through manned and unmanned platforms integrated by new, open architecture C4 systems, including Integrated Battle Management Systems (IBMS) and Remote Unmanned Ground Vehicles like Andros FX. IBMS are scalable from strategic to tactical, while supporting communications with joint and coalition forces. The Andros FX provides unmatched capabilities to defeat many threats, including vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices.

Northrop Grumman’s logistics sustainment and modernization solutions improve lifecycle affordability and have the potential to increase mission readiness for the Republic of Korea. Options include: UH-60 Black Hawk rotary wing avionics upgrades / Improved Multiple Ejector Rack and C-130 Infrared Countermeasure (IRCM) upgrades. Northrop Grumman is the premiere digital cockpit supplier and integrator for UH-60V upgrade programs, which extend life and mission capabilities. The IRCM system equips C-130 aircraft with the ability to detect and defeat heat-seeking missiles, including surface-to-air missiles.

The company provides airborne gateways for enhanced communications and greater situational awareness, with products like the Freedom 550^TM software-defined radio and APG-81 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar. The Freedom 550 bridges the gap between multiple platforms using different data links, allowing fifth-generation aircraft to share tactical data securely with each other and with fourth-generation aircraft in the fleet. The APG-81 AESA radar enables pilots to effectively engage air and ground targets at long range, while also providing outstanding situational awareness for enhanced survivability and combat effectiveness.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers worldwide. Please visit news.northropgrumman.com and follow us on Twitter, @NGCNews, for more information.

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Northrop Grumman to Showcase Multi-Mission Solutions for the US Army

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:00:00 GMT

WASHINGTON – Oct. 5, 2017 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight a full range of solutions for the many missions of the U.S. Army at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, taking place Oct. 9-11 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Northrop Grumman delivered the Integrated Avionics Suite for the UH-60V, which is designed to update existing UH-60L analog gauges with digital electronic instrument displays.

Northrop Grumman’s AUSA exhibit booth #6229 will spotlight solutions designed to give the U.S. Army a decisive advantage in a multi-domain battle. These solutions provide tailored enhancements that help preserve command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) dominance while expanding mission capabilities and creating tomorrow’s solutions for today’s Army force.

Featured in the booth will be the company’s digital helicopter cockpit and integrated avionics solutions. Derived from the U.S. Army’s UH-60V Black Hawk program, the system offers an affordable, open, safe and secure integrated suite of avionics equipment. The system’s integrated architecture can be applied to many platforms and sustained through a single software package. Northrop Grumman’s avionics solution capitalizes on the company’s leadership and history in weapons and sensor integration, including development of the first airborne fire control computer nearly 50 years ago.

Also in the booth, Northrop Grumman’s subsidiary Remotec Inc. will feature the newest member of the Andros^TM line of proven unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs): Nomad. Like other robots in the Northrop Grumman Andros fleet, Nomad incorporates the feedback from decades working with first responder and military customers to offer advanced technology, ease of use and reliability. Northrop Grumman is the largest provider of ground robots to the first responder market in the U.S., and in addition, the company’s UGVs are fielded across all U.S. military services and bomb squads in 36 countries.

Other systems and capabilities on display will include:

Aviation Solutions

Family of Tactical Radars:
- AN/ZPY-1 Small Tactical Radar – Lightweight (STARLite)
- AN/ZPY-5 Vehicle And Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER)
- AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radar
Integrated Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) and Situational Awareness:
- Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM)
- APR-39(D)V2 Radar Warning Receiver/Electronic Warfare Management System

Cyber Capabilities

Cyberspace Multi-Domain Situational Understanding (CMSU)
Global Decision Support System (GDSS)

Fires Capabilities

Family of AESA Radars:
- AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)
- Highly Adaptable Multi-Mission Radar (HAMMR)
Precision Targeting:
- Multi-Band Laser Spot Tracker (MBLST)
- Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder 2H (LLDR 2H)
- VENOM: Targeting Pod on the Ground
- Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS)
Missile Defense

Maneuver Capabilities

Nomad Multi-Mission Robot

Mission Command Solutions

Worldwide Navigation Systems & Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) Solutions
Freedom Tactical Radios
Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW)
Global Combat Support System–Army (GCSS-Army)

Training

Mixed Reality

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers worldwide. Please visit news.northropgrumman.com and follow us on Twitter, @NGCNews, for more information.

Northrop Grumman’s next-generation multifunction, multimission Andros Nomad is a mid-sized Interoperability Profile-compliant unmanned ground vehicle that offers affordability and versatility with extraordinary mobility.

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Northrop Grumman Showcases Defense Capabilities at AUSA Global Force Symposium

Mon, 13 Mar 2017 14:54:00 GMT

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – March 13, 2017 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is featuring key defense capabilities during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Global Force Symposium, taking place March 13-15 at the Von Braun Center.

The symposium theme is “Delivering Capabilities for Multi-Domain Battle.” To access the Northrop Grumman show press kit, go to: http://www.northropgrumman.com/MediaResources/MediaKits/AUSAGlobalForce/Pages/default.aspx

“The AUSA Global Force Symposium offers government and industry a rich opportunity to address challenges, drive innovation and continue partnership on ways to maintain a competitive overmatch against potential adversaries,” said Bob McCaleb, corporate lead executive, Huntsville, Northrop Grumman.

In booth #301, Northrop Grumman will highlight a broad range of capabilities to provide overmatch capabilities and readiness support for a multi-domain battle:

A family of air and missile defense and command-and-control programs including Counter-Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) system; Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS); and the Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS). These programs were designed and developed to counter the set of threats against Army forces – from RAM to aircraft and helicopters to ballistic missiles.

The Hellhound ground vehicle combines the latest innovations from the automotive racing community with emerging weapons and electronics technologies to provide a flexible, highly-mobile platform for the Army’s light forces. The vehicle’s unprecedented power generation abilities can support on-board systems as well as external equipment and facilities.

The Carry-all Modular Equipment Landrover (CaMEL) is a multifunction, robotic transport platform that can quickly transform, from supporting troops with lightening the load to clearing antipersonnel mine routes, to protecting troops as an armed wingman. It also can serve as a mobile communications and network retransmission platform.

The Global Combat Support System-Army (GCSS-Army) is a state-of-the-art, Web-based, logistics and finance system based upon COTS software. Integrated with Department of Defense financial systems, GCSS-Army provides highly accurate cost management and financial visibility for tactical materiel and sustainment.

A Northrop Grumman-developed aircraft-mounted airborne communications pod, Smart Node Pod, combined with a company Freedom™ multifunction, software-defined radio system serves as an aerial gateway to create an advanced tactical network and enable a more fully connected digital battlefield.

Northrop Grumman’s digital helicopter cockpit, which is derived from the U.S. Army’s UH-60V Black Hawk program, and integrated avionics solutions will be featured. The scalable, open architecture-based cockpit design can be applied to many platforms to provide an affordable, highly digital, integrated suite of avionics equipment.

The Longbow fire control radar provides Apache aircrews with automatic target detection, location, classification and prioritization, while enabling rapid, multi-target engagement in all weather conditions, over multiple terrains and through battlefield obscurants.

The AN/APR-39D(V)2 is a radar warning receiver and electronic warfare management system designed to maximize survivability by improving aircrew situational awareness via interactive management of all onboard sensors and countermeasures.

Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) is designed specifically to protect rotary wing and medium fixed wing aircraft from infrared (IR) missiles. The system is built on open architecture to work with existing hardware, simplify upgrades and keep lifecycle costs low.

Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) system protects large aircraft from man-portable missiles, increases crew-warning time, decreases false alarm rates and automatically counters advanced IR missile systems by directing a high-intensity modulated laser beam into the missile seeker, with no action required by the crew.

The Guardrail airborne signals intelligence (SIGINT) system builds on more than 45 years of success to provide operational commanders with near real-time intelligence, precise geo-location data and persistent targeting information.

Many of these systems come from Northrop Grumman’s expertise in C4ISR. The company is a world leader in developing advanced, secure C4ISR systems that allow users to sense, share, collaborate, and act with greater speed and assurance.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers worldwide. Please visit news.northropgrumman.com and follow us on Twitter, @NGCNews, for more information.

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Northrop Grumman and Partners Celebrate First Flight of UH-60V Black Hawk

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 13:45:00 GMT

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Feb. 13, 2017 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), in partnership with the U.S. Army Prototype Integration Facility and prime contractor Redstone Defense Systems, has successfully completed the first flight of the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter.

Northrop Grumman provided the Integrated Avionics Suite for the UH-60V, which upgrades the U.S. Army’s UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with a digital cockpit, under a contract awarded in 2014. The scalable, fully integrated and open architecture-based cockpit design replaces older analog gauges with digital electronic instrument displays in the upgraded aircraft. The UH-60V features one of the Army’s most advanced avionics solutions, enabling the complex missions of the army aviation warfighter.

The pilot and crew prepare for an initial test flight of the UH-60V Black Hawk, which successfully flew for the first time on Jan. 19 in Huntsville, Alabama. Northrop Grumman delivered the Integrated Avionics Suite for the UH-60V, which is designed to update existing UH-60L analog gauges with digital electronic instrument displays.

On Jan. 19, the UH-60V Black Hawk successfully flew for the first time with this digitized cockpit in Huntsville. This important milestone was the culmination of a cockpit design and development effort that was completed on schedule within 29 months of the original contract award. The team’s accomplishment achieves the specific timeline set by Army leadership over two years prior to the first flight.

“This UH-60V first flight accomplishment reaffirms our open, safe and secure cockpit solutions that will enable the most advanced capabilities for warfighters,” said Ike Song, vice president, mission solutions, Northrop Grumman. “We remain committed to delivering an affordable, low-risk solution that provides long-term value and flexibility to customers.”

The UH-60V digital cockpit solution is aligned with the Future Airborne Capability Environment (FACE™) standard and supports integration of off-the-shelf hardware and software, enabling rapid insertion of capabilities in multiple avionics platforms while reducing cost and risk for system integration and upgrades. The open architecture approach provides greater flexibility and enables upgrades to be done with or without the original equipment manufacturer’s involvement.

The UH-60V Black Hawk program will modernize the Army’s fleet of UH‑60L helicopters through cost-effective cockpit upgrades. The new system is nearly identical to the UH‑60M pilot-vehicle interface, providing common training and operational employment.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers worldwide. Please visit news.northropgrumman.com and follow us on Twitter, @NGCNews, for more information.

The UH-60V Black Hawk flew for the first time on Jan. 19 in Huntsville, Alabama. Northrop Grumman delivered the Integrated Avionics Suite for the UH-60V, which is designed to update existing UH-60L analog gauges with digital electronic instrument displays.

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Northrop Grumman to Showcase Advanced Technologies for the US Army

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 13:30:00 GMT

WASHINGTON D.C. – Sept. 27, 2016 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight a full range of solutions for the many missions of the U.S. Army at the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, taking place Oct. 3-5 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Northrop Grumman’s AUSA exhibit booth #1125 will spotlight tailored enhancements that help preserve command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) dominance, expand mission capabilities and create tomorrow’s solutions for today’s Army force.

Featured in the booth will be the company’s digital helicopter cockpit and integrated avionics solutions. Derived from the U.S. Army’s UH-60V Black Hawk program, the system offers an affordable, integrated suite of avionics equipment. The system’s integrated architecture can be applied to many platforms and sustained through a single software package. Northrop Grumman’s avionics solution capitalizes on the company’s leadership and history in weapons and sensor integration, including development of the first airborne fire control computer nearly 50 years ago.

Also featured in the booth will be Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), a revolutionary command-and-control (C2) system developed to deliver a single, unambiguous view of the battlespace. This significantly enhanced aircraft and missile tracking improves the ability of combatant commanders and air defenders to make critical decisions within seconds.

Other systems and capabilities on display will include:

Aviation Solutions

Integrated ASE and Situational Awareness
Family of Tactical Radars
Guardrail
UH-60V Black Hawk Cockpit Digitization Upgrade solution

Cyber Capabilities

Cyber Resiliency IRAD
Fusion Genesis

Fires Capabilities

Family of AESA Radars
Ballistic Missile Detection / JTAGS / DAS Hostile Fire
Precision Targeting
Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS)

Maneuver Capabilities

Hellhound Light Reconnaissance Vehicle
HMMWV Modernization Solution

Mission Command Solutions

Ground Communications
Worldwide Navigation Systems
Freedom Tactical Radios (manpack jammer, vehicular and airborne radios)
Smart Node Pod
Global Combat Support System–Army
Biometric Ecosystem (BioSled, BioBroker, BioVector)
Secure Communications System
TEMPO

Information on the solutions displayed at the show is available online at: http://www.northropgrumman.com/AUSA

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