Duluth, Minn. (26 November 2014) – Cirrus Aircraft announced today the successful first flight of their second certification flight test aircraft, ‘C-One’ (C1), in their Vision SF50 personal jet program. This achievement marks the most recent significant milestone for the program as C1 joins C0 in FAA certification activities and continues to accelerate the Vision […]
New facility empowers, motivates employees to design and develop future technologies REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – Oct. 24, 2014 – Ask Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) where employees will come up with ideas for some of the nation’s most critical aerospace technologies, and the answer you’ll likely get is “FabLab,” shorthand for the Fabrication Laboratory, which opened […]
MQ-8C Fire Scout completes “slope testing” POINT MUGU, Calif. – Oct. 23, 2014 –Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) successfully completed precision sloped landing tests Aug. 27 with the MQ-8C Fire Scout at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, in preparation for at-sea testing. MQ-8C Fire Scout has been undergoing rigorous flight testing and validation, which will […]
SALT LAKE CITY – Oct. 21, 2014 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) employees in Salt Lake City recently collected more than 2,500 pounds of food donations for Utah Food Bank. The week-long food drive, which incorporated friendly competition among departmental teams, was part of the facility’s celebration of Manufacturing Day on Oct. 3. “To have […]
ORLANDO – Oct. 21, 2014 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been selected by Airbus Helicopters to certify and deliver its new LCR-350 Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS) for several helicopter platforms. Developed by Northrop Grumman’s subsidiary in Germany, Northrop Grumman LITEF, the LCR-350 AHRS can be used in civil and military applications on […]
SINGAPORE – Oct. 20, 2014 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is expanding its support for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education across the globe by sponsoring the Maritime RobotX Challenge in Singapore, Oct. 20-26. Bringing together 15 teams of university students from five countries (United States, Singapore, Korea, Japan and Australia), RobotX challenges each […]
First Production HondaJet Has Begun North American Demonstration Tour Orlando, Fla. Oct. 20, 2014 – Honda Aircraft Company announced today progress and HondaJet program achievements during a press conference at the 2014 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida. The HondaJet has begun a demonstration tour for customers as Honda Aircraft […]
LONDON – Oct. 17, 2014 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is participating at Milipol Qatar Exhibition 2014 in Doha, Qatar, where it will highlight its range of integrated security capabilities for command and control for disaster management. Milipol Qatar will be held in the Doha Exhibition Centre from October 20-22, 2014, and is the leading […]
Duluth, Minn. (16 October 2014) – Cirrus Aircraft today announced a new collaboration with OpenAirplane to make private aviation more valuable for pilots and operators of Cirrus aircraft across the U.S. “Cirrus has always been focused on enhancing the value proposition of personal aviation. We’re excited to be working with the team at Cirrus Aircraft […]
WASHINGTON – Oct. 16, 2014 – Two Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) employees recently accepted awards from the Association of Old Crows (AOC) for outstanding contributions to the field of electronic warfare (EW). Ken Collyer, director of rotary wing and unmanned aerial systems EW business development, received the Stanley B. Hall Business Development Award while Dominic […]