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This article states that Northrop Grumman boasts that its bid for the U.S. Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) competition is the only one to actively execute end-to-end testing. Central to the company's proposal for the high-profile program is its Multi-Function Active Sensor, a 360-deg. radar capable of identifying and tracking ships. Together with the Boeing P-8A Multi-Mission Aircraft, BAMS will replace the Navy's P-3 surveillance fleet. The BAMS program is worth $2 billion and Boeing and Lockheed Martin are competiting for the project.

The article reports on the necessity of installing powerful computers on the radar systems in the U.S. radar, which is called the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MPRTIP). Raytheon Co. is building the scanned array radar for Northrop Grumman Corp. MP-RTIP is modular, so they will build a large version for the E-lOA, a mid-sized version for NATO aircraft, and a small version for the unmanned aerial vehicle. Subcontractor Mercury Computer Systems Inc. of Massachusetts is building the computers. The computer is so dense that to dissipate the heat they use an approach called managed air.

The article reports on the proposed creation of global network of radar stations that would be used to address the problem of space debris, which pose risks to the safety of spacecraft. The US government has awarded 30 million U.S. dollars to Northrop Grumman, Lockheed-Martin and Raytheon design a space fence that monitor and report movement of objects 5 centimetres wide and larger in medium and low-Earth orbits. S-band radars would be needed to track smaller objects in the gigahertz range.

The article reports that radar programs in the U.S. are still on a red watch list of troubled programs as Air Force acquisition chief Sue Payton prepares to leave office. Two of them are the next-generation radar slated for use by the U.S. Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for ground surveillance missions and the B-2 radar modernization program managed by Northrop Grumman. Payton says by the time she leaves office, she expects the program to progress to yellow status, signaling an improvement.

The article reports that the U.S. Air Force (USAF) is planning an October 11, 2005 selection of the contractor to lead development of B-52 modifications that would make it capable of long-range electronic jamming and the management of a large number of electronic attack weapons distributed across the battlefield in other aircraft. The proposed USAF arsenal is to include unmanned aircraft, decoys, computer attack, new radars that can jam or disable enemy electronics and two new tools. Northrop Grumman Corp. officials won't discuss the effective distance of the B-52's jamming except to say it allows the bomber to operate beyond the range of surface-to-air missiles.

Focuses on the development of MP-RTIP radar by Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Co.in the U.S. Use of radar in the surveillance and intelligence gatherings aircraft; Attributes of the radar; Redefinition of MP-RTIP radar as a sensor.

The article focuses on active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar systems. The defense industries firm Northrop Grumman's increased production of AESA radar for both exports and for sales to the U.S. armed forces are discussed. The use of AESA radar by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps is examined.

The article focuses on competition between aerospace and defense corporations Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp. over the U.S. Air Force's ground-surveillance program. It states that Boeing has proposed a new aircraft to the Air Force as the Air Force conducts an analysis of alternatives concerning its ground surveillance collection program. It mentions that Northrop Grumman has presented a revised proposal to add cheek array radars designed from the company's sensors designed for the Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 programs. It talks about the effect reduced defense budget spending has had on business strategies in both Boeing and Northrop Grumman.

The article reports on South Korea's plans to retrofit an active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar to its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s in 2010. The pending competition is expected to pose some challenges for the U.S. administration in terms of technology release. While Raytheon has already been cleared to offer its Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar AESA, Northrop Grumman is still awaiting U.S. approval for its Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR).

The article reports that Northrop Grumman is testing an airborne radar that can track individuals as they leave their vehicles to plant roadside bomb. The system, which includes an active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, is built in under the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (Vader) program. Program manager Brian Reise says the challenge in building Vader is maintaining very low noise in the antenna and processor.

The article reports on the introduction of LN-270 inertial navigator by Northrop Grumman company to support upgrades of additional U.S. Army. It notes the autonomous detection of a man-portable ground radar to firing positions of short-range mortars. Also cited is the enhancement capability that the LN-270 will provide to the AN/TPQ-48 (V) 2 to locate hostile indirect fire.

The article reports on the move of the U.S. Air Force to award a risk reduction study contract worth $5.8 million to Northrop Grumman Corp. for its E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) program. According to the article, the research will focus on risk reduction efforts for adapting wide area surveillance. In addition, it states that the study will also provide improved situational awareness for tracking the ground during operations.

Reports that official at Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector in Baltimore, Maryland are using Mercury RACE computer systems for the United States Federal Aviation Administration's Weather Systems Processor. Enhancement to the Airport Surveillance Radar from Northrop Grumman.

The article discusses the collaboration of Northrop Grumman Corp. and Raytheon Co. in a program to modernize the B-2 stealth bombers' radar system with an advanced antenna as part of the contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force. The team had delivered the first test model of the radar to the Air Force for integration, test and software development and completed a suite of tests that proves the compatibility of the hardware and software.

The article reports that the U.S. Air Force's Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will start receiving an upgraded sensor suite later this year as part of the service's spiral-development plan for the high-altitude, long-endurance UAV. The current Global Hawk Integrated Sensor Suite, produced by Raytheon Co., consists of electro-optical/infrared sensors and a synthetic-aperture radar/ moving-target indicator, linked through a sensor electronic unit and integrated processor. The Air Force eventually plans to purchase 50 Enhanced Integrated Sensor Suites, but only for the Northrop Grumman Corp.'s RO-4A4B Global Hawk--a larger variant, now in production.

The article reports on the success of the joint military exercise for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) sensor technology of Northrop Grumman Corp. in the U.S. The sensors include the AN/APG-81 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar and the AN/AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System (DAS). The JSF testing was performed at the 2011 Northern Edge.

The article reports that Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded two separate contracts from the U.S. Air Force Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in the U.S. The company has been assigned to provide navigational and weather radars for the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard. The two separates contract awards are living proof of the Air Force's confidence and trust on their products and services.

The article reports that the C-band radar developed by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. Navy participated in the test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system on September 1, 2006. According to the article, it was the first time that a Navy Strategic Systems Program radar has been used by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to optimize data collection and enhance mission success. The radar is used to collect data on Navy ballistic missile tests in both Pacific and Atlantic test ranges.

Reports that the United States Navy has ordered the first five Northrop Grumman SPQ-9B lightweight antenna model radars for the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and four other LPD-17 San Antonio-class ships. Features and capabilities of the radars.