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ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – Sept. 7, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) LITENING advanced targeting pod has successfully completed its first test flights on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet. The Navy selected LITENING to replace the legacy...

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – May 4, 2021 – Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) LITENING advanced targeting pod has been fielded for the first time with full-color, digital video capability with the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, giving...

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – July 7, 2020 – The U.S. Air Force has placed an initial order for Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) LITENING advanced targeting pods with full-color digital video capability and two-color laser spot search and...

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – Sept. 19, 2019 – The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a $141 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) task order for new LITENING advanced targeting pods and upgrades that will...

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – Feb. 11, 2019 – Fielded in 2012, the fourth generation of Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) LITENING advanced targeting pod has served in every major conflict since that time. Keeping watch over land forces during...

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – Jan. 10, 2019 – The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a $1.3 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) award for LITENING advanced targeting pod sustainment, production, software and...

LONDON – March 14, 2017 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) to provide LITENING advanced targeting pods for its F-16 aircraft. LITENING gives pilots powerful capabilities for...

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – June 22, 2015 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has received production awards totaling $74 million to bring digital, high definition video from the AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING G4 Advanced Targeting System to the cockpit. ...

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – June 16, 2015 – Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) recently delivered the 500th fourth generation AN/AAQ-28(V) LITENING targeting pod to the United States military, marking an important milestone as forces worldwide continue to ...

Targeting and ISR system reaches major milestone with greater than 98 percent availability ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. – Feb. 24, 2015 – In the life cycle of every military system, some milestones stand out as signature achievements. One million operating ...