February 22, 2016
Extreme weather predictions on the U.S. West Coast could become more accurate with help from NASA's Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
December 23, 2015
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2015—NATO's first Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft arrived here Dec. 19, completing its first flight. The test flight marks the start of six months of ground and airborne testing at Edwards before the aircraft is sent to its new home in Sigonella, Italy. NATO AGS is a derivative of
June 5, 2015
PALMDALE, Calif., June 4, 2015—Expanding NATO's joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capability, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and its industry partners together with NATO leaders unveiled the first NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft to an audience of customers, distinguished guests, employees and community leaders. The unmanned aircraft, a wide area surveillance Global Hawk, is part
June 4, 2015
RANCHO BERNARDO, Calif., June 3, 2015 – Northrop Grumman has appointed Mick Jaggers vice president and program manager, Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system programs, effective immediately. Jaggers will report to Janis Pamiljans, vice president and general manager of the unmanned systems division. "Mick's promotion reflects the importance of the Global Hawk program to the corporation
January 21, 2015
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Jan. 18, 2015 – The Japan Ministry of Defense has selected two Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) systems to enhance its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Under a process known as type selection, the Japanese government chose the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft and the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system
December 9, 2014
NASA’s Hurricane and Severe Storms Sentinel mission investigated four tropical cyclones in the 2014 Atlantic Ocean hurricane season.
October 3, 2014
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 15, 2014 – The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $354 million primarily firm-fixed-price contract to expand their RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) fleet by three aircraft. Global Hawk operates multiple sensors simultaneously to gather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data. The new aircraft are Multi-INT
September 24, 2014
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 15, 2014—The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a $354 million primarily firm-fixed-price contract to expand their RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) fleet by three aircraft. Global Hawk operates multiple sensors simultaneously to gather intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data. The new aircraft are Multi-INT models
