Increased efficiencies allow company to steadily increase rate of production. PALMDALE, Calif. – June 5, 2014 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has marked another significant production milestone for the F-35 Lightning II program by delivering its 150 th center fuselage to F-35 prime contractor Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The center fuselage is the core structure […]
Web-enabled, net-centric environment allows contingency and crisis action planning MCLEAN, Va. – June 2, 2014 – The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to enhance and maintain the Global Adaptive Planning Collaborative Information Environment (GAP CIE) software system with a five year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract valued at up to $98 […]
Flight record is more than 50 percent above those recorded for Global Hawk in 2013 SAN DIEGO – May 28, 2014 –Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) series, which includes the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk, set a new record for mission hours flown in one week, […]
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. — May 28, 2014 — A pioneer in the design and fabrication of advanced semiconductors, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has developed two high performance Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) broadband ultra-low-noise amplifiers (LNA) that are in production for immediate delivery. The cost-effective indium phosphide (InP) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) LNAs are […]
SAN DIEGO – May 27, 2014 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has built and demonstrated a unique communications capability for the U.S. Department of Defense that enables fifth-generation aircraft to share information through existing data links with fourth-generation fighters to improve situational awareness and combat effectiveness. The F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II are […]
SUNNYVALE, Calif. – May 27, 2014 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by shipbuilder General Dynamics Electric Boat to complete detailed design and subsequent manufacturing, assembly, qualification and delivery of the first turbine generator units for the Ohio Replacement Program (ORP), the U.S. Navy’s next-generation ballistic nuclear submarine. The turbine generators […]
First Production HondaJet Revealed and Program Update Shared at EBACE 2014 GENEVA— May 19, 2014 — Honda Aircraft Company announced today several achievements and milestones in the development of the HondaJet during a press conference at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland. The company revealed the first production HondaJet. The […]
Duluth, Minn. (May 13, 2014) – Doing its part to raise awareness for women in general aviation, Cirrus Aircraft will equip ‘Racing Aces’ team pilot Dianna Stanger, co-pilot Joyce Wilson and teammate Erin Cude with a Cirrus SR22 airplane to take on the 38th annual Air Race Classic in June. A competitive four-day flight across […]
GREENSBORO, N.C.— Dec. 20, 2013 — Honda Aircraft Company announced today two significant milestones in the development of the world’s most advanced light jet. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the first Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) certificate for the HondaJet and has certified Honda Aircraft Company’s customer service facility as a Part 145 repair […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Dec. 3, 2013 — Honda Aircraft Company conducted Operation Deep Appreciation today at its world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. The company is shipping 500 care packages to N.C.-based Marines on active duty in Afghanistan. Now in its fifth year, Operation Deep Appreciation gives Honda Aircraft team members the opportunity to express […]