At Northrop Grumman, we hold ourselves to a higher standard, both in the products we deliver and in the way we conduct ourselves throughout the entire customer experience. Because, after all, we are in the business of securing a great deal more than just our place in the market.
Our mission is to be at the forefront of technology and innovation, delivering superior capability in tandem with maximized cost efficiencies. The security solutions we provide help secure freedoms for our nation as well as those of our allies. Squarely meeting our obligations, fiscally and technologically, isn't just a business goal, but a moral imperative. To that end, as we evolve as a company, the responsibility we feel for our country and the citizens and troops we help support grows with us. Watch as our CEO & President, Wes Bush, shares his views on "values driven" performance.
Wes Bush, Chairman, CEO and President, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Cybersecurity
Watch Linda Mills, Corporate Vice President and President, Northrop Grumman Information Systems, explain what our greatest cybersecurity challenges are today.
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Logistics
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Unmanned Systems
Learn why Northrop Grumman is the recognized leader in the revolutionary field of unmanned systems and watch Gary Ervin, Corporate Vice President and President, Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems discuss why unmanned systems is one of our great strategic imperatives.
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C4ISR
See how we're addressing commanders' greatest C4ISR challenges and watch Jim Pitts, Corporate Vice President and President, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, explain what makes Northrop Grumman a thought leader in C4ISR.
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Watch Now>THE VALUE OF STAYING AHEAD OF CYBER THREATS INSTEAD OF JUST KEEPING UP WITH THEM.
Online threat levels race higher each day. Around the globe, information and networks are under attack from forces that are more sophisticated, more organized, more dangerous, and better supported than ever before. While the usual hackers and criminals remain persistent challenges, the new threats now come from state-sponsored military and intelligence organizations, terrorists groups, and international crime organizations.
Required: A Higher Level of Defense Addressing the new cyber threats demands unprecedented network monitoring, awareness, and readiness across federal enterprises. Most organizations know that the problem is serious, but few understand its full impact or implications for the future. No security solution offers complete prevention; today's sophisticated attacks can break through the most widely used safeguards. However, proactive measures can be taken to detect and act in time to reduce risk and maintain service. Cyberspace has become weaponized and everyone is a target – from government to industry and financial systems to critical infrastructure such as utilities, hospitals, and airports.
Watch the video below as Linda Mills of Information Systems discusses Northrop Grumman's unique approach to cybersecurity.
THE VALUE OF BEATING CYBER TERRORISTS AT THEIR OWN GAME.
Outpacing the rapidly evolving threat spectrum demands constant innovation. Northrop Grumman has made a major investment in its ability to research and deliver innovative solutions. Our deep understanding of the breadth and complexity of cybersecurity focuses this investment on our customers' most important challenges and questions.
Northrop Grumman has made aggressive technology investments in key research areas such as identity management, situational awareness, modeling and simulation, cloud security, and supply chain. Our focus on critical problems builds security into our innovation efforts – by design. So do our world-class facilities where we develop and validate technologies and solutions.
Northrop Grumman's CyberSpace Solutions Center provides a powerful research and development resource for concept exploration, capabilities development, and mission execution – in high-fidelity replications of actual network environments. The federated U.S. and U.K. Cyber Ranges offer a robust emulation environment for developing and testing mission-integrated cyber technologies as well as training cyber professionals. Northrop Grumman's Cyber Security Operations Center protects company and customer cyber assets worldwide. TRIAD, our global network of advanced cyber laboratories, provides a high-bandwidth platform for cybersecurity research in larger-scale network environments.
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THE VALUE OF KNOWING HOW TO SHARE.
A significant part of thought leadership derives from partnerships with the most important sources of cybersecurity expertise. These partnerships drive critical research, demonstrate practical solutions, and support invaluable opportunities for information sharing and collaboration.
Northrop Grumman joined with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Purdue, and Carnegie Mellon to form the Cybersecurity Research Consortium and tackle major cyber problems like attribution and supply chain risk. We support research initiatives with small businesses and more than 100 universities.
The Cync Program is a partnership between the Northrop Grumman Corporation and the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Research Park Corporation that offers a scholarship program for companies with the most promising cybersecurity ideas, with the goal of developing technology to protect the nation from a growing range of cyber threats. Other academic partnerships include initiatives with the University of Illinois, University of Maryland University College, and the University of Cincinnati.
'The Northrop Grumman and the University of Cincinnati partnership brings core knowledge and expertise to the region within the cyber community,' says Martin Simoni, site director for Northrop Grumman's Xetron business unit. 'Educating and developing home-grown talent is critical in today's highly competitive job market. Our cyber master's program will allow our technical experts to groom students on the job and in the classroom.'
Our company plays a strategic role in many industry organizations and international associations. These include the Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program (TSCP), Defense Industrial Base, Internet Security Alliance, National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, National Infrastructure Advisory Council, and others. Our participation promotes the information sharing that is vital to protecting our nation from cybersecurity threats. Partnerships with these organizations are also central to cybersecurity innovation – and to furthering the security expertise and effectiveness of cyber professionals.
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THE VALUE OF BUILDING AN EDUCATED PIPELINE.
Educating the next generation of cyber professionals is a responsibility we take very seriously. In fact, human capital (HC) is arguably the most important component of cybersecurity.
Continuing to develop the cyber workforce is a top priority at Northrop Grumman. Today, we have more than 1,800 Certified Information Systems Security Professionals on staff, supported by an aggressive HC plan. Our Cyber Academy provides continuous development of our cyber professionals and those of our customers. We help customers raise the cyber awareness of their entire workforce to ensure effective use of policies and procedures.
Northrop Grumman is also committed to building tomorrow's cyber workforce. Partnering with universities and high schools, we sponsor training programs such as CyberPatriot, the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, the Cybersecurity Research Consortium and national cyber STEM initiatives.
CyberPatriot in particular is the largest national high school cyber defense competition created to inspire high school students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our Nation's future. The competition was conceived by the Air Force Association with Northrop Grumman as the presenting sponsor. For CyberPatriot and our other cybersecurity education endeavors, the goal is clear: to ensure the pipeline of professionals who will secure our nation's cyber future.
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THE VALUE OF PREPARING PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FUTURE
Our flexibility enables us to meet customers' budgets as well as their stringent operational demands. By removing product development costs associated with OEMs from our offerings, we can deliver OEM-caliber capabilities at competitive market value. Equally important are our first-class offerings dedicated to modernization and training solutions.
Northrop Grumman Technical Services' Integrated Logistics and Modernization Division (ILMD) is leading the way, focused on creating innovative, cost-effective sustainment solutions. No other organization in the aftermarket arena can match this division's capabilities, experience, or record of success in meeting and exceeding customer's expectations. From complete aftermarket management of platforms, full-spectrum contractor logistics support, quick reaction capability for third-party systems to rapidly deployed global support, ILMD creates scaled solutions to meet any sustainment objective. Our solutions are focused on a "Modernization Through Sustainment" strategy.
Watch the video below as Tom Vice of Technical Services discusses the unique high technology logistic offerings at Northrop Grumman.
THE VALUE OF NEVER LETTING YOUR GUARD DOWN.
Northrop Grumman is committed to applying cutting-edge technology and science to ensure that the nation's nuclear weapons stockpiles remain safe, secure, and reliable. Through our work with the Nevada National Security Site, we ensure the security of the United States and its allies by supporting the stewardship of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile, providing emergency response capability and training, and contributing to key nonproliferation and arms control initiatives. As part of this core mission, scientists and engineers utilize breakthrough scientific experiments, engineering analysis, high-tech computer simulations, and world-class diagnostic measurement systems.
THE VALUE OF NOT ALWAYS HAVING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL.
Our industry-recognized system of migrating obsolete systems without modifying legacy code exemplifies a lean and agile approach to modernization. Sustaining engineering capability provides effective, low-cost aftermarket services in avionics and electronics systems as well as aircraft structural-improvement programs.
THE VALUE OF MEETING DEMAND WITH SUPPLY.
Technical Services understands how to deliver in a forward-deployed environment. Our expertise in field sustainment for military ground vehicles and other unit equipment is something we pride ourselves on. Our other capabilities include:
- Supply Services Management and Warehousing
- Deployment and Installation Transportation Support
- DOL Support Services
- Material Management and Visibility
- Vehicle Fleet Management
- Integrated Logistics and Sustainment Services Solutions
Ground Vehicle Sustainment Northrop Grumman provides critical logistics and ground vehicle sustainment services with locations at the U.S. Army's premier training centers: the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, CA, and the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, LA. Maintaining a fleet of more than 7,000 wheeled and tracked vehicles at these two locations, they both exceed U.S. Army readiness requirements and maintain a 99% first-pass quality rating.
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THE VALUE OF FITTING AN ENTIRE BATTLEFIELD INSIDE A CUBICLE.
Our Training Solutions Division has instructed thousands of warfighters. Not to mention commanders at multiple locations worldwide. We know their equipment, their enemies' tactics, and are thoroughly skilled at dealing with the uncertainty of combat. Our services range from providing initial qualification training to joint and multinational warfighters, to providing peacekeeping skills to African nations.
We're proud of our armed forces and their magnificent performance fighting and winning the global war on terrorism, and we're especially proud of the role we've played in supporting the warfighter. We provide a full range of training services, from individual training products and courseware to full life-cycle training programs. We take pride in the diversity of our training applications and strive daily to make them more valuable to our customers.
Training examples:
U.S. Military Distance Learning Contract (DL XXI): For nearly six years we have been developing interactive multimedia instruction (IMI) for U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).
Joint Forces Our Professional Control Force provides expertise in the form of exercise program analysis, planning, execution, and lessons learned, designed to maintain Air Combat Command (ACC) combat readiness and advance future capabilities.
International For nearly three decades, we have provided training, operations, maintenance, logistics, and base-operating services to help modernize the Saudi Arabian National Guard.
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THE VALUE OF KNOWING THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF SUPPLYING NUTS AND BOLTS.
No team is better qualified to provide comprehensive air mobility solutions in support of the United States Air Force. ILMD has extensive best-value contractor logisitics support (CLS) capabilities across a wide spectrum of technical services with corporate technology reach-back for added weapon and systems sustainment, and modernization.
This capability is embodied with the C-20 and KC-10 CLS programs as well as the UK AWACS Whole Life Support Program (WLSP). ILMD has the infrastructure and the skilled, experienced personnel to provide customers with complete aircraft MRO support as currently applied to total sustainment responsibility for the nation's fleet of Joint STARS surveillance aircraft.
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THE VALUE OF TAKING PEOPLE OUT OF HARM'S WAY WHILE KEEPING THEM IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT.
Northrop Grumman is the recognized leader in Unmanned Systems (UMS). The depth and breadth of the company's platforms and technologies portfolio provide customers with a wide range of advanced and new capabilities that directly benefit the military and citizens worldwide. They also deliver critical sensor technology. UMS operate in areas where manned vehicles can't, allow for prolonged missions, which are not limited by human endurance, and help reduce risk to both national security, and human lives.
Watch the video below as Gary Ervin of Aerospace Systems discusses why UMS is one of our great strategic imperatives.
THE VALUE OF BEING OPEN-MINDED AT 60,000 FEET.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems are relied on more than ever for a wide range of intelligence collection capabilities – they are critical in combat, environmental and earth science research, homeland security, border and coastal patrol, hurricane and fire monitoring and other disaster relief support activities. Last year, the U.S. Air Force trained more UAS operators than fighter and bomber pilots combined. Unmanned aircraft have proven their value in operations around the world.
The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is the U.S. Air Force's preferred choice for high altitude unmanned aerial surveillance. It is also the U.S. Navy's choice for the MQ-4C BAMS (Broad Areas Maritime Surveillance) program. NASA, Germany and ally nations also rely on Global Hawk for surveillance operations. It's been used around the globe for humanitarian relief efforts and is consistently utilized to perform environmental and earth science mission research.
THE VALUE OF TAKING THE ULTIMATE HIGH GROUND.
The RQ-4 Global Hawk can reach higher altitudes, fly longer, and transmits information around the globe to command centers or troops on the ground, enabling our military to see more, know more, and know it faster than any other surveillance UAS the military operates. It is also more efficient. The Global Hawk is combat-proven with nearly 50,000 combat hours supporting overseas contingency operations. Used in combat since 2001, Global Hawk is a significant contributor to the warfighter's need for time-sensitive targeting data.
The Q-4 Enterprise consists of any unmanned aircraft system, based on the Global Hawk airframe, flying whichever sensor meets a customer's requirement – U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, NASA, Germany, and others in the future. The initial DARPA Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrators, the initial Block 0 airframe, was deployed overseas shortly after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and quickly proved its usefulness.
The systems can also be used for various civil and commercial missions such as border patrol, port surveillance, hurricane monitoring, disaster relief support, and high-altitude scientific research.
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THE VALUE OF FUTURE TECHNOLOGY RIGHT HERE AND NOW.
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System is the first unmanned aircraft system designed to be launched and recovered from an aircraft carrier. This autonomous strike fighter-sized, unmanned system is currently under development by Northrop Grumman as part of the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. Its first flight from Edwards Air Force Base launched the next century of naval aviation.
Under a contract awarded in 2007, the company has designed, produced, and is currently flight-testing two X-47B aircraft. These aircraft will be used to demonstrate the first carrier-based launches and recoveries by a tailless, low-observable, relevant unmanned aircraft. The UCAS-D program will also be used to mature relevant carrier landing and integration technologies, and to demonstrate autonomous aerial refueling by the X-47B aircraft.
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THE VALUE OF BEING ABLE TO TAKE OFF AND LAND FROM JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE.
MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter can take off and land on any aviation-capable warship. Fire Scout's ability to take off and land vertically provides unprecedented situational awareness and precision targeting support to the U.S. military. The fact that it can do so at both prepared and unprepared landing zones in close proximity to a soldier is especially important to note.
Based on the Schweizer 333 airframe with over 20 million flight hours, Fire Scout incorporates reliable turbine power (160 million flight hours) using standard NATO heavy fuel. Leveraging from this FAA-certified aircraft with commonality of over 50% of the mechanical parts, the servicing and logistical processes are well known, proven, and documented. This "low risk" approach for the airframe allows effective maturation of the entire system within a short development schedule.
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THE VALUE OF HAVING A THIRD EYE.
Firebird is a new breed of aircraft system. Through use of a plug-and-play interface, Firebird increases real-time data collection through the simultaneous use of multiple intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and communications sensor payloads on a single platform. As a result, the data it gathers can be used quicker to make critical, time-sensitive decisions.
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THE VALUE OF NOT BLINKING FOR 21 DAYS.
With 21 days of unblinking stare, it will shape the future of ISR. Northrop Grumman's open architected Long Endurance Multi Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) is a system poised to redefine how we think about intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR). We've developed a clean aerodynamic design with less drag than competing designs, using existing proven hull materials, a type-certified engine, off-the-shelf sensors, and the Army's Universal Ground Control Station with 100% interoperability with DCGS-A.
Every design tradeoff was made with an unyielding commitment to schedule. Our open architecture and business model invites third parties to get onboard the aircraft with limited interference. This elegant simplicity means we will be able to fly in theater by December 2011.
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THE VALUE OF BEING A CONSTANT OVERACHIEVER.
Multi-mission, persistent, and affordable, The Bat is Northrop Grumman's family of tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). This medium-altitude flyer has a blended body design that allows it to carry a much larger payload than any other UAS of its size. This product line can be configured for tactical missions such as intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, targeting, and communications relay.
Runway-independent and fully autonomous, the Bat is designed to launch from a pneumatic/hydraulic rail launcher and recover into a net recovery system. The Bat™ currently incorporates the Hirth electronic fuel-injection engine and heavy fuel variant. Modular payloads, Line Replaceable Units and interchangeable outboard wing sections allow the Mission Commander to mix and match payloads and wings to meet ever-changing mission requirements.
Currently, the Bat family product line features the 10-foot or 12-foot wingspan variant, with a 20-foot wingspan design under development. Under the command and control of its scalable, IP-based ground control station, Northrop Grumman has successfully flown multiple payloads on multiple flights with both the 10 and 12-foot Bats.
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THE VALUE OF MAKING FULL USE OF ALL YOUR SENSES.
Northrop Grumman is a leading developer and producer of high-performance, miniaturized sensor systems for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). With names like STARLite and VADER, these payloads deliver outstanding radio frequency (RF) or electro-optical sensing capabilities for synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Ground Moving Target Indication (GMTI), Dismounting Moving Target Indication (DMTI), and foliage penetration.
Our innovative technical and mission-oriented approach to support the warfighter has resulted in a product portfolio that is well-positioned to meet critical conventional and Irregular Warfare challenges.
VADER VADER was developed for use with medium altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial systems and smaller manned aircraft. The system can not only detect individuals walking over a wide area, but it can track over varying ranges, altitudes and platform speeds as well. The design, building, and integration of this complex system were completed in a very short 18-month timeframe.
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STARLite Northrop Grumman's STARLite is a small, lightweight radar used for supporting tactical operations. By providing precise battlefield intelligence in all types of weather and in battlefield obscurants, day and night. STARLite significantly improves battlefield situational awareness and optimizes force maneuver and engagement for mission success.
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THE VALUE OF CONFIDENCE AND STEADFAST RELIABILITY.
Our fleet of Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) is the preferred choice of first responders worldwide. Proven the world over to help you confront any incident rapidly, decisively and with utmost confidence, they are also the most rugged, with reliable performance in the field. Advances in camera stabilization and patented articulating track systems have allowed for UGVs to go where no one thought possible just a few short years ago.
THE VALUE OF BEING A NIMBLE HEAVYWEIGHT.
We are the leader in mobile robot systems for hazardous-duty operations. Remotec, a Northrop Grumman company, is where the Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel turn for a safe, successful outcome to their most challenging missions. It is this versatility and mission toughness that has made Andros the go-to system for armed forces around the globe.
We understand the threats that EOD and SWAT professionals face each and every day. With over 20 years experience in designing and manufacturing rugged and dependable UGVs for first responders, Andros robotic platforms are uniquely equipped to tackle the growing threat of Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Devices (VBIEDs) and other dangers around the world.
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THE VALUE OF KNOWING HOW TO NAVIGATE DANGEROUS WATERS.
The tragic events of 9/11 ushered in a new era of complex threats, maritime transport of dangerous weapons being among them. Bodies of water make up two-thirds of the world's surface area. It is only natural that serious scientific research should be devoted to furthering our knowledge of how to defend against maritime invasions. Northrop Grumman has been at the forefront of such scientific exploration.
THE VALUE OF BEING A NIMBLE HEAVYWEIGHT.
The USV Mine Hunter keeps Navy personnel out of a potential minefield. Mines at sea are virtually undetectable to the naked eye. Add weather, nighttime visibility, and other factors to the equation, and the problem becomes mind-bogglingly complex. Mine Hunter has three times the endurance of a helicopter platform and executes a mine-hunting mission at less than 10% of the cost of helicopter missions.
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THE VALUE OF COMPOSABLE SYSTEMS FOR EVOLUTIONARY NEEDS.
A leader in C4ISR for more than four decades, Northrop Grumman is delivering the next generation: dynamic C4ISR. This new generation of highly reconfigurable systems gives commanders the ability to compose C4ISR assets to respond to and anticipate evolving threats, missions, and operations. These dynamic systems apply pervasive data and actionable knowledge to foresee strategic requirements and increase readiness.
Our cross-domain systems employ open, modular architectures for ultimate flexibility and lower lifecycle costs. Our interoperable, software-driven solutions deliver multiple functions in a size, weight, and power (SWaP)-efficient package. Advanced sensor technology tracks the enemy more efficiently. And our multi-INT capabilities rapidly process and fuse information with absolute precision.
Watch the video below as Jim Pitts of Electronic Systems explains what makes Northrop Grumman a thought leader in C4ISR.
THE VALUE OF SENSING A NEED FOR MULTIFUNCTION SENSORS.
The continued unpredictability of the demands placed upon the Armed Forces, including the gravitation from maneuver warfare into insurgent or irregular warfare, has occurred alongside a movement from single-function sensors to open, networked, multifunction sensors and applications. No longer can our customers and industry rely on single-technology solutions to address a capability gap. As our customers are driven into dynamic threat environments, industry must respond in kind. And we're leading this technological revolution.
Northrop Grumman has unmatched experience and expertise in providing the most reliable Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) and non-kinetic technology across all mission domains. We can meet the demands of irregular combat by scaling sensor solutions to meet both strategic and tactical requirements. A single investment but not a singular capability, open architectures provide the foundation for flexible and adaptable solutions. Such a modular approach also provides flexibility in logistics and maintenance, which can positively influence affordability in the long run.
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THE VALUE OF LIGHTNING FAST INFORMATION GATHERING, PROCESSING AND MESSAGING ALL IN ONE PLACE.
Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) is designed to access and ingest multiple data types from a wide variety of intelligence sensors, sources and databases. Northrop Grumman has provided DCGS-related systems to all four military services and several government agencies. Most of these systems rely on a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) framework that was developed specifically for ISR collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination, and uses commercially-available hardware and software that comply with Department of Defense and commercial standards. Northrop Grumman leads a DCGS-A team that includes General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, SAIC, Overwatch Systems and Tucson Embedded Systems.
THE VALUE OF DOMINATION THROUGH SUPERIOR INFORMATION.
Our four decades of experience delivers Information Dominance. Northrop Grumman is a driving force in the continuing evolution of C2 networks and systems. Our experience covers systems from the strategic to the tactical level with offerings of joint, service, homeland security, and international solutions.
Our solutions and support for major C2 programs have helped ensure effective situational awareness, integrated battle management, and information dominance for the warfighter. In essence, our capabilities enable decision-superiority and accelerate the speed of command.
THE VALUE OF PUSHING THE FAST FORWARD BUTTON ON INNOVATION.
Our C2 Futures Labs are where great ideas become the next innovation. The labs provide a distributed operational environment for rapidly integrating new C2 concepts and technologies into the complex networks of systems of record. The result? Warfighters gain faster access to the latest technologies, proven and ready to perform. Implementation is more cost effective, with fewer risks.
The C2 Futures Labs are part of a nationwide network of research and development nodes that link capabilities in state-of-the-art C2 applications, cybersecurity, information systems, and business innovation.
It is there that Northrop Grumman joins forces with a range of partners, including academic institutions and small businesses, in a collaborative implementation environment for enhancing existing C2 capabilities. In addition, the lab infrastructure (built on our MOSA-C™ model) provides a framework that encourages COTS product development and competition, technology insertion, and integration.
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THE VALUE OF PUTTING GOOD IDEAS INTO ORBIT.
At Northrop Grumman, the sky isn't the limit, space is. Since the dawn of the space age, Northrop Grumman has been leading the way in outer space exploration. From systems engineering, spacecraft manufacturing, precision sensors, space instrument design, ground stations development, and orbiting space platforms, Northrop Grumman's space capabilities have transformed design concepts into high-flying realities.
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will stare into the past to a time when new stars and developing galaxies were first beginning to form, measuring and capturing images and spectra of galaxies that formed billions of years ago. The Webb Telescope is a key program for NASA and the scientific community.
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CERESThe Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) instrument is measuring emitted and reflected radiative energy from the surface of the Earth and the atmosphere. CERES is providing scientists with the most accurate eye ever for measuring clouds and their impact on Earth's radiant energy system.
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Defense Weather Satellite System (DWSS)This satellite system helps deliver accurate, timely weather information for the warfighter. It provides the situational awareness data needed for mission planning and operations around current and predicted weather conditions.
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Space RadarsFor 30 years, we've supplied the sensors to many of the most important aerospace missions, including the Defense Support Program, Mars Rover, and Space-Based Infrared System.
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SIRUThe Scalable SIRU™ is the industry standard for high-precision, long-life attitude control solutions. At the heart of the Scalable SIRU is Northrop Grumman's patented hemispherical resonator gyro (HRG) technology. HRGs have been used in space without a mission failure for more than 17 million operating hours.
THE VALUE OF HAVING NEED-TO-KNOW INFORMATION WHEN YOU NEED TO KNOW IT.
Our solutions provide warfighters with secure multifunction communications. We deliver information that is accessible, adaptable, and interoperable, from the top of the command chain to commanders and soldiers in the field. Northrop Grumman offers the complete spectrum of communications network systems, products, and support needed to enable dynamic C4ISR.
Our network communications capabilities include:
- An airborne communications node that acts as a gateway to extend communications ranges, bridge between
radio frequencies and translate among incompatible communications systems - Multifunction software-defined radio systems that minimize SWaP while maximizing interoperability and functionality
- A network planning and management system for a mobile tactical network that encompasses satellite, aerial, and
ground mobile-communications assets providing multimedia, voice, data, and video services
Our capabilities cover the full range of military communications requirements, from system engineering and integration to advanced hardware and software to network management and interoperability. Northrop Grumman is a recognized leader in:
- Advanced gateways – airborne and terrestrial
- Communications on the move
- Multifunction software-defined radio systems
- Multifunction advanced data links
- Information assurance and multilevel security
- Networking for transformational programs
THE VALUE OF AN ENDURING ARCHITECTURE.
Our Modular Open Systems Approach-Competitive (MOSA-C™) applies the ultimate process to gain lifecycle cost and capability advantages. It's a proven process that results in an enduring architecture for dynamic C4ISR systems. Building on industry lessons learned, Northrop Grumman is achieving the benefits of open systems architecture and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components and software.
Too often, open system architectures have not lived up to their cost-saving potential. Vendor "lock-in" can limit opportunities for competition or refresh. Some integrators wrap COTS products with proprietary or custom software and hardware, leading to a restricted system. These limitations drive up costs. MOSA-C™ changes this with a vendor- and product-neutral process that establishes an enabling environment for developing complex C2 systems.
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THE VALUE OF BEING A FORCE MULTIPLIER.
Northrop Grumman is a world leader in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance systems and integration. Our ISR breadth, depth, and ability provide first responders, intelligence gatherers, decision-makers, and military personnel on the front lines the tools necessary to act with speed and confidence. We have successfully fielded hundreds of multi-INT, SIGINT, and GEOINT systems. Today, we're helping lead ISR's next generation: the pervasive ISR enterprise, fully aligned with mission needs and intent-centric warfare. Our solutions locate and identify threats with unprecedented precision, processing this data into real-time, actionable intelligence for the end-user.
This new level of capability will enable users to adapt their ISR assets to support changing mission conditions and needs. Users will have real-precision information that will enable them to make decisions based on actionable intelligence.