Doug is a staff engineer on several programs supporting guided munitions, which are weapons deployed from aircraft or ships to eliminate threats.
Navigating Mars and Beyond with LN-200 Inertial Measurement Units
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When NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover lands on the Red Planet in February 2021 and begins exploring the Jezero Crater for signs of microbial life, it will be guided by a tried and trusted navigator, Northrop Grumman's LN-200S Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU).
Electro-Optical and Infrared Sensors (EO/IR)
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From surface to space, Northrop Grumman's electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensors harness the power of light to give warfighters a 24/7 view of the battlespace and the ability to deliver effects with unprecedented precision.
C4ISR
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C4ISR is Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR). At Northrop Grumman, our web of platforms, payloads, sensors and systems give our customers the information they need.
Missile Products
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Northrop Grumman designs and produces missile products including and advanced high-speed propulsion systems, fuzes, warheads and controls for air, sea and land-based systems.
Ground Subsystems Support Contract
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Leveraging 65 years of proven performance and expertise from across legacy Northrop Grumman companies to ensure today’s Minuteman III system is safe, secure and reliable while positioning the Air Force for a smooth transition to the modernized replacement system, Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, over the next couple of decades.
Northrop Grumman in Arizona
Situated in the innovation and technology hub of the Southwest, Northrop Grumman Arizona employees are pushing the boundaries of space exploration, launch systems and missile defense.
Missile Defense
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Northrop Grumman brings more than six decades of experience as prime contractor and strategic partner on mission-critical missile defense programs.
Connected to Defend
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Take a look at how Distributed Autonomy/Responsive Control (DA/RC) underpins a new approach to battle management
Keeping Astronauts Safe with NASA’s Orion Spacecraft’s Launch Abort System
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Northrop Grumman keeps astronauts safe with its launch abort system that will be part of the Artemis mission.
Aircraft Warfare Systems
Northrop Grumman designs and produces advanced high speed strike missiles as well as aircraft warfare systems.
Missile Defense
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Northrop Grumman develops and builds some of the world’s most advanced missile defense technologies.
Commercial Rocket Motors
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With 60-plus years experience, Northrop Grumman leads in producing reliable and flight-proven solid rocket motors for civil, defense and commercial rockets and products. The CASTOR, Orion and GEM rocket motor families span a significant range of size and boost capability to support a variety of missions.
AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radar
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Developed and fielded for the AH-64D Apache, the APG-78 LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) is a combat proven force multiplier. LONGBOW FCR has repeatedly demonstrated its operational capabilities to dramatically increase Apache's mission success.
ICBM: Over 65 Years of Technical Leadership
Northrop Grumman has sustained and modernized the nation's ICBM systems for more than 65 years. This critical work continues today.
Sentinel
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Northrop Grumman’s LGM-35A Sentinel program for the U.S. Air Force is the weapon system replacement for the aging LGM-30 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system.
Military Aviation Systems
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Defense Support Program (DSP)
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The Northrop Grumman-built Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites have been the spaceborne segment of NORAD's Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment system since 1970.
Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center
The Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center (MDIOC) is the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) premier integration center for national and international ballistic missile defense. The MDIOC performs a critical role in the development of U.S. defense capability and strategy.
B-21 Supporting Voices
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Hear why government and military leaders support the B-21 Raider and its advanced capabilities.
Five Innovations Made Possible With Carbon Nanotubes
Carbon isn't exactly a novel material. After all, it's in everything from pencils to diamonds. So, what makes carbon nanotubes so special?
F-35 Lightning II-old
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F-35 Lightning II is a stealthy, supersonic, multi-role fighter designed to meet the requirements of the United States and allied forces worldwide as the next generation fighter.
Space Symposium 2024
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Northrop Grumman is a premier provider of space, ground and launch systems with deep mission expertise and end-to-end capabilities in national security, civil, and commercial systems.
Northrop Grumman in Europe
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We may not always be visible, but Northrop Grumman's technology is all pervasive, as is our commitment to building strong European businesses to serve our customers for the long term.
About Sentinel
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Northrop Grumman has been awarded the U.S. Air Force’s LGM-35A Sentinel contract to replace the aging ICBM System.
Can Artificial Intelligence Apply Gaming to Military Strategy?
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Northrop Grumman hopes to solve the mysteries of games by using artificial intelligence to glean insight that's out of reach of human observation.
Five Innovations Made Possible With Carbon Nanotubes
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Carbon isn't exactly a novel material. After all, it's in everything from pencils to diamonds. So, what makes carbon nanotubes so special?
Mission Systems
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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security, offering a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies.
Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS)
Built by Northrop Grumman Corporation in support of the Missile Defense Agency, two demonstration Space Tracking and Surveillance System satellites successfully completed their missions and have been retired.
Autonomous Systems
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From unmanned aerial vehicles and underwater minehunting systems to defense readiness targets, Northrop Grumman is a leader in autonomous systems, helping our customers meet a wide variety of missions.
Supporting Voices: Nuclear Triad
Read statements from leading government and military officials in support of the modernization of the nuclear triad.
Air
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Northrop Grumman is an innovative provider of proven manned and unmanned air and aeronautics systems.
Capabilities in Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is comprised of great people delivering cutting-edge capability across multiple domains.
Strengthening Missile Defense through Suborbital Target Vehicles
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Suborbital target vehicles simulate ballistic missile and cruise missile threats to test the defensive capabilities of U.S. ground- and ship-based interceptors.
Future Vertical Lift
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Northrop Grumman is supporting the U.S. Army as they modernize their aviation fleet ensuring that all future and enduring platforms are lethal and survivable in the Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) environment.
Sentinel – Studies and Reports
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Read key studies and reports about the U.S. Air Force’s LGM-35A Sentinel program, which will modernize the ground-based leg of the nuclear triad.
Integrated Battle Command System
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Northrop Grumman's Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) is a revolutionary command-and-control (C2) system developed to deliver a single, unambiguous view of the battlespace.
BQM-34 Firebee
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Firebee simulates tactical threats by enemy aircraft and missiles for defense readiness training, air-to-air combat training and the development and evaluation of weapons systems.
Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radars
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As a pioneer in Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars, Northrop Grumman has been at the forefront of AESA innovations for more than 60 years. Northrop Grumman’s wealth of design experience with AESA fire control radars helps provide air-to-air, air-to-ground, land, and sea superiority for the world’s armed forces.
Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC)
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Command, Control, Battle Management and Communications dynamically integrates and coordinates BMDS assets to increase system performance throughout the battlespace.
Land
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Northrop Grumman is a broad spectrum provider of critical technology services, sustainment and modernization.
Gunning for Missiles
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Cannon-Based Air Defense fires guided ammunition for base protection against mass attacks
AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR)
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The AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR ensures robust air defense for the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines of the U.S. armed forces, as well as select international customers.
Interceptors and Targets
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Northrop Grumman is a leading provider of interceptor boosters used to defend against long-range ballistic missile attacks and target vehicles used to test and verify the nation's missile defense system.
Putting Critical Defense Systems to the Test
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The U.S. defense industry is working to develop solutions that protect the homeland against missile threats.
E-2C Hawkeye 2000
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The all-weather E-2 Hawkeye airborne early warning and battle management aircraft has served as the "eyes" of the U.S. Navy fleet for more than 30 years.
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
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The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye provides warfighters with the necessary situational awareness to compress the time between initial awareness and active engagement.
Sentinel News
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Read the latest news stories and articles on Sentinel.
Advanced Weapons
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Advanced weapons ensure overmatch against the most difficult challenges, and maximize combat effectiveness today, while designing revolutionary capabilities to meet future demands.
Ground-Based Midcourse System
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Northrop Grumman’s Ground-Based Midcourse Defense System (GMD) is the heart of the Missile Defense System and a key element of our nation's defense against ballistic missile attacks.
Cryocoolers
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Northrop Grumman’s cryocoolers offer high reliability for critical space missions, including missile defense, climate science, astronomy, and weather tracking and prediction.
Modernizing the Nation’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent: The Sentinel Missile
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Northrop Grumman’s LGM-35A Sentinel (GBSD) program for the U.S. Air Force is the weapon system replacement for the aging LGM-30 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system.
Advanced Composite Structures
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Focused on performance, reduced cost and lead time, our advanced manufacturing processes produce the highest quality of aerostructures.
Powering multi-domain dominance for Army missions
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Northrop Grumman delivers highly technical, critical capabilities to soldiers and combat formations quickly and affordably.
Next Generation Interceptor Jobs
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Launch your career in missile defense at Northrop Grumman, working on the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program. We're hiring for jobs primarily in Hunstville, AL, and Chandler, AZ. Jobs on this program will include software engineers, systems engineers, electrical engineers, quality assurance managers, program managers and more.
Electronic Warfare
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Northrop Grumman’s multifunction, interoperable sensors and electronic warfare solutions create full spectrum superiority and allow warfighters to make faster, more informed decisions across all domains.
AFA Media Relations
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Northrop Grumman has been a trusted U.S. Air Force partner for nearly 70 years, and provides innovative technologies that inspire, systems that protect, and affordability that sustains our customers’ highest priority missions.
Cannon-Based Air Defense
Aeronautics Systems
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Aeronautics Systems is a premier provider of military aircraft, autonomous systems, aerospace structures and next-generation surveillance, strike and commercial solutions to assist our customers worldwide.
GQM-163A Coyote Supersonic Sea-Skimming Target
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GMQ-163A “Coyote” is a threat representative target vehicle used to support critical missions of testing ship anti-cruise missile defenses.
Civil and Commercial Space
Northrop Grumman's depth and breadth of mission experience in developing leading-edge space technologies allows us to play vital roles in the quest to answer compelling questions about the origins of our universe, to explore beyond our own planet, and pioneer new technologies.
How Do You Test Hypersonic Systems?
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Assessing the performance and durability of engines, missiles, vehicles and other items withstanding stresses of hypersonic speeds takes time.
Propulsion Systems: The Complete Missile Components Package From Tip to Tail
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Northrop Grumman brings best-of-breed teams together under one roof of this complex process to achieve the optimum fit for missile mission requirements.
Advanced Composite Structures-old
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Northrop Grumman's industry leadership in advanced composite structures makes us the partner of choice to design, develop and fabricate technically complex composite structures and components for commercial and military aircraft, rockets and naval applications.
National Security Space
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Northrop Grumman’s mission has expertise in strategic deterrence, secure communications, missile warning and missile defense, space security and advanced technologies.
Glide Phase Interceptor
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Glide Phase Interceptor is designed to detect, track, control, and engage hypersonic threats in the glide phase of the missile’s flight.
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Connecting the Joint Force as One
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JADC2 - Observing, orienting, deciding and acting together, faster and with greater effect than their adversaries is the next-gen technological edge for Joint Forces.
Counter Hypersonics
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Northrop Grumman is working on groundbreaking solutions to help defeat modern hypersonic missiles in various phases of flight.
Space and Missile Defense Symposium 2024
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Northrop Grumman is defining possible for some of the world’s most advanced missile defense technologies at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium.