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Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2005	Navy Improves Hawkeye Computers with Elma Bustronic Engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. will use Elma's VME and PCI adapters to provide mechanical interfaces for new system cards and a custom backplane on the Hawkeye 2000 aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Northrop Grumman to Produce E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for U.S. Navy U.S. Navy officials awarded the contractor a $408 million contract to build three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye carrier-based airborne early warning and battle management command and control aircraft through 2010.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2005	In Brief Northrop Grumman demonstrated Hawkeye 2000 at Aero India... Development platform eyes satellite communications... Boeing tests helmet-mounted cueing system... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007	Elma Bustronic offers 5-slot VPX backplane compliant to VITA 46 specification Elma Bustronic Corp. has developed a 5-slot VPX backplane with a mesh topology with a theoretical slot-to-slot bandwidth of over 5,000 megabytes per second.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2009 Rich Smith	Northrop Grumman: More than Just UAVs Northrop Grumman just landed a $432 million contract to build two new E-2D "Advanced Hawkeye" command and control aircraft for the Navy. And this is just the beginning.
National Defense July 2009 Stew Magnuson	Navy Awaits Arrival of Powerful New Radar-Equipped Aircraft The Navy's new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft has a powerful new radar.
National Defense June 2013 Valerie Insinna	Vendors Faceoff Over Navy Cargo Aircraft The Navy isn't likely to kick off a competition until 2014, but two rival manufacturers are eager to prove that their aircraft is the best option for flying supplies to carrier strike groups.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007	GE Fanuc Adopted Tundra Interconnect Bridge for Latest VME Release Engineers at GE Fanuc Embedded Systems needed an efficient interconnection to the VME backplane in the company's new V7865 Intel Dual Core single-board computer. They chose the new Tsi148 PCI/X-to-VME interconnect bridge from Tundra Semiconductor.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006 Courtney E. Howard	Boeing Fits Peace Eagle Aircraft with MESA Antenna Engineers at Boeing equipped the first of four 737-700 aircraft being developed for Turkey's Peace Eagle airborne early warning and control program with a multifunction electronically scanned array (MESA) radar system from Northrop Grumman.
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams	Navy's New Carrier: An Electrifying Ride Construction of the Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier, the CVN-21, could begin as early as this year, even though the ship's design continues to evolve.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2007	RTI to help upgrade Navy Hawkeye weapons system The system will be used to upgrade the weapons systems aboard various military combat vehicles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 John Keller	Northrop Grumman to Develop Coast Guard Shipboard Warning System Developing the Detection and Unambiguous Warning System (DUWS) will use the Northrop Grumman Venom system, a gimbaled version of the company's combat-proven lightweight laser designator rangefinder.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 Ben Ames	Unmanned combat aircraft takes to the air Military engineers at Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems are working on a carrier-based unmanned fighter jet to serve in dangerous missions like striking enemy radar centers, or endurance missions like long-term surveillance.
National Defense July 2013 Valerie Insinna	Fight Begins Over Navy's Armed Drone Program After years of delays, the Navy plans this summer to release a request for proposals for the preliminary design phase for its unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike aircraft, called UCLASS. The final RFP is set to be issued in early spring 2014.
Popular Mechanics December 17, 2008 Andrew Moseman	The Navy's Fighter-Plane-Size UAV, the X-47B, Is Unveiled in California Yesterday, Northrop Grumman unveiled its first completed X-47B Navy Unmanned Combat Air System. This giant UAV could soon be one of the most lethal unmanned aircraft in the U.S. military.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006	Northrop Grumman Flight Tests New Electro-Optical Surveillance and Detection System Northrop Grumman is providing flight-test support for the U.K.'s Nimrod MRA-4 aircraft to include software development and flight test personnel training in addition to fielding inquiries regarding the system.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005	In Brief BAE Systems protects U.S. Army and Navy helicopters... Northrop Grumman to expand Mississippi UAV facility ... Thales forms alliance partnership with Wind River... Lockheed Martin delivers first Atlas Five Booster to west coast launch site... DC-DC device market continues to grow... etc.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Rich Smith	Quick Take: Will Northrop Overrun Aground? While defense contractors work to make manned combat a thing of the past, the Navy earmarks more money to Northrup for an obsolete aircraft carrier.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	Northrop Grumman Orders GE Fanuc SIGINT CPU Board for Embedded Systems GE Fanuc won an order from Northrop Grumman for systems with GE Fanuc's CL11 single-board computers and ICS-1555A high-speed A/D converter PMC card modules.
National Defense May 2006 Robert H. Williams	Smart Cable Thwarts Missile Attacks An Air Force team has developed and fielded an upgrade for transport aircraft missile warning systems called the Smart Cable.
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Peter Alpern	Visualize This Northrop Grumman completes a 3-D product model for a next-generation aircraft carrier.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2008	Elma Bustronic announces Pico-style MicroTCA backplanes Different designs are described.
National Defense April 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Aviation Force Gets Smaller, But New Aircraft Spending on Course The intent is to replace aging Navy and Marine Corps aircraft with fewer, but more technologically advanced systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005	Northrop Grumman to provide infrared countermeasures for Air Force C-130 aircraft Company engineers are designing optoelectronic hardware and spare parts to defend utility aircraft from heat-seeking missiles.
National Defense July 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy to Consider New Ways to Shuttle Passengers, Supplies to Aircraft Carriers The Navy will decide over the next two years how it will modernize its fleet of 35 cargo planes that move passengers and supplies from bases on land to big-deck aircraft carriers at sea.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008	Bustronic Announces 3U VPX Backplanes The company is offering a 6-slot 3U version with a twisted-ring topology that complies with VITA 46 specifications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006	Northrop Grumman Contracts Labarge to Produce Electronic Assemblies for Radar Jammer Northrop Grumman selected LaBarge Inc. to produce circuit-card assemblies for one of Northrop Grumman's latest projects: designing the AN/ALQ-135 internally mounted radar countermeasures system for the F-15K fighter aircraft.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2011 Andrew Tonner	Does This Defense Contractor Have the Makings of a Great Investment? Should you buy this stock?
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National Defense June 2006 Jean & Erwin	For Navy, More Unmanned Aircraft on the Horizon An unmanned combat aircraft that can operate from carrier decks would be of great utility to the Navy, but it appears to be unaffordable, at least for the time being, said a naval aviation expert.
National Defense May 2014 Valerie Insinna	Navy Surveillance Drone Undergoes First Round of Flight Tests The Navy is one step closer to having its own fleet of unmanned aircraft capable of conducting long-endurance surveillance missions at high altitudes. The MQ-4C Triton completed its initial test flight phase in March.
National Defense July 2012 Antoine Martin	Promising Outlook for Navy's Unmanned Aviation The U.S. Navy has ambitious plans to deploy new families of unmanned aircraft over the next decade.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 John McHale	Northrop Grumman, U.S. Coast Guard enhance maritime security of South Florida coast Advanced equipment and software were installed aboard Coast Guard and other law-enforcement vessels to enhance maritime security during the Organization of American States General Assembly last month.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2008	Northrop Grumman selects SprayCool enclosures for Global Hawk SprayCool, Liberty Lake, Wash., won a contract to supply two enclosures for each of the first five of 25 planned Block 30 aircraft. The enclosures will house Northrop Grumman's processing electronics in support of the Airborne Signals Intelligence Payload program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 Ben Ames	Engineers Balance Speed and Heat in a Single Board Processors and switched-fabric networks are moving data at faster speeds then ever before, which is leading designers to come up with innovative approaches to channeling information flow, power management, and keeping boards cool.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Computational Complexity Single-board and mezzanine-board computers deliver expanded functionality in a reduced size.
National Defense July 2004 Michael Peck	Air Force, Navy to Join Forces On Unmanned Aircraft Project A nascent Air Force-Navy program to develop a family of unmanned combat aircraft will seek to show military planners how this technology can help commanders gather intelligence, spot the enemy and ultimately destroy designated targets.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2010 John Keller	Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman to Provide Computers for Navy CANES Shipboard Networking Program Northrop Grumman Corp. and Lockheed Martin Corp. will provide the U.S. Navy with shipboard computers for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program, under terms of contracts awarded in March.
National Defense December 2014 Valerie Insinna	JSTARS Contractor Joins Modernization Competition Northrop Grumman is jumping into the fray of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program to replace the Air Force's premier surveillance and targeting aircraft.
National Defense October 2013 Valerie Insinna	Navy's New Drones Taking Center Stage The Navy finally is developing its own custom unmanned air systems, with the service planning on fielding four new aircraft in the next few years.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 J.R. Wilson	Avionics Enter the 5th Generation Advanced military aircraft such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 air-superiority jet fighter and the E-2D Hawkeye carrier-based maritime patrol and radar surveillance aircraft, will have powerful avionics systems like never seen before.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006	In Brief Northrop Grumman wins Navy emergency-response systems contract... Kozio to support Freescale's communications-processor family... FAA, Lockheed Martin complete rollout of radar data-communications gateway... etc.
National Defense June 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	For the First Time, Navy Will Launch Weapons From Surveillance Drones The Navy will request funds in fiscal year 2010 to begin outfitting its new surveillance drone with kinetic weapons.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 Ben Ames	Digital receivers power a new generation of electronic warfare Military technology designers have shifted from analog to digital radar receivers to deal with decentralized threats. The change is a major improvement for size, weight, and power.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John Keller	Global Hawk UAV Goes to Work for NASA to Monitor Environmental Conditions on Earth NASA is operating two Global Hawk UAVs for environmental Earth observation.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2009	In Briefs FAA gives green light to NextGen satellite system... Northrop Grumman reveals first Navy unmanned combat aircraft... Lockheed Martin selected for next-generation GOES-R weather satellites... etc.
National Defense February 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy's Unmanned Combat Aircraft Flying Under Cloud of Uncertainty The Navy expects to invest a growing share of its aviation research dollars in unmanned aircraft as it seeks to extend the reach and endurance of its carrier-based air wings.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2008	VMETRO Introduces Freescale Power Architecture-Based Single-Board Computers The MPE730 is designed for radar, sensor, and signal processing, and the SBC731 is designed for mission and control processing.
National Defense June 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	Northrop Grumman Aims To Retain Grip on Aviation Northrop Grumman Corp. makes a big play to join the ranks of Lockheed Martin and Boeing as one of the nation's top manufacturers of combat aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2005	Dilemma: Databus or switched fabric? Board designers today face a new performance bottleneck: modern processors are so fast that traditional parallel databuses cannot keep them adequately supplied with data to take advantage of their blazing speed.