Autonomous Systems

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Dec.6, 2017 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) autonomous Fire Scout helicopters, the MQ-8B and MQ-8C, continued to strengthen the combat capability and lethality of the U.S. Navy’s air and surface warfare communities...

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...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Oct. 1, 2017 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight its advanced global security capabilities at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition 2017, Oct. 3-5 in Sydney, Australia.               A media kit...

Northrop Grumman Fire Scout instructors helped an elite detachment of Fire Scout Air Vehicle Operators (AVO) from the U.S. Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 train and rehearse for a historic two-part demonstration.  The AVOs trained for a...

As technology advances the world is rapidly evolving. Technological barriers are being smashed, opening the way to vastly improved global defense and security capabilities. All without a person in the cockpit. As autonomous programs such as the...

PACIFIC OCEAN –April 11, 2017 –Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) autonomous helicopter, MQ-8C Fire Scout, took to the air for the first time from a U.S. Navy independence-class Littoral Combat ship, USS Montgomery (LCS-8). The flight took place...

SAN DIEGO – Sept. 29, 2016 –Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is set to build 10 additional MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters for the U. S. Navy, giving maritime commanders persistent, real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance...

POINT MUGU, Calif., Dec. 1, 2015 -- The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) completed a successful land-based operational assessment (OA) with the unmanned, autonomous helicopter MQ-8C Fire Scout, at Naval Base Ventura County, Point ...

Unmanned helicopter providing unprecedented maritime multiple intelligence persistence POINT MUGU, Calif. – Aug. 25, 2015 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated endurance capabilities with the MQ-8C ...