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    MarketsandMarkets: Maritime Security Market to Grow 8.4% Through 2019

    A new MarketsandMarkets report rorecasts the maritime security market to reach $20.87 billion in value in 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 8.4 percent over the next five years. The firm said Thursday that the awareness of maritime threats, regulations, standards and international trade practices, as well as the globalization of maritime security operations will drive the market. The report also listed Kongsberg, Northrop […] More

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    Northrop Completes Design Review Series on AESA F-16 Radars; Jeff Leavitt Comments

    Northrop Grumman has completed a series of engineering and manufacturing development design reviews on its active electronically scanned array radar that will replace legacy radar systems on Lockheed Martin‘s F-16 aircraft. Northrop said Wednesday that Lockheed chose the AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar under separate F-16 upgrade programs to replace the radars used by U.S. and Taiwanese soldiers. Jeff […] More

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    Deltek’s Alex Rossino: DISA Sets ENCORE III IT Services Contract Bidding for FY 2015

    The Defense Information Systems Agency will begin the process for awarding contracts under the third-generation ENCORE information technology services vehicle in fiscal 2015, Deltek‘s Alex Rossino reported Tuesday. Rossino, a Deltek principal research analyst, estimates that defense agencies invested approximately $5.8 billion in IT offerings through the second ENCORE iteration. His analysis of the ENCORE […] More

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    Jeanne Usher: Northrop Radar Winter Kit Seeks to Address Extreme Weather Challenges

    Northrop Grumman has developed a heater kit that may extend the endurance of a marine vessel’s navigational equipment under extreme climates. “Ships operating in the Arctic environments are exposed to a number of unique risks and we recognize the need to ensure that our equipment is capable of functioning effectively under the challenges of polar […] More

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    Research and Markets: Electro-Optics Market Valued at $14B in 2020

    A new Research and Markets report forecasts that the value of the electro-optical market will grow from $11.76 billion in 2014 to $14.03 billion in 2020 at a compound annual growth rate of 2.98 percent. The market research firm said Monday that growth is attributed to ongoing upgrade and replacement projects in the defense, homeland security and aerospace […] More

  • in Executive Spotlight

    Executive Profile: Susan Atwell, Contracts and Pricing VP for Northrop’s Info Systems Sector

    Susan Atwell serves as vice president of contracts and pricing for Northrop Grumman’s information systems sector and is responsible for leadership and oversight for all contracts, pricing, export control and property management matters for the sector. Prior to this role, she served as a division director of contracts and subcontracts, where she supported several lines of business […] More

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    Deltek’s Alex Rossino: Army ITES-3S Vehicle to Be ‘More Heavily Utilized’ Than Predecessor

    Deltek‘s Alex Rossino has outlined his analysis of the U.S. Army‘s spending on the Information Technology Enterprise Solutions 2 – Services vehicle in an effort to help vendors prepare for the upcoming ITES-3S iteration in fiscal year 2015. “ITES-3S is expected to be even more heavily utilized than its predecessor due to the Army’s desire to push more of its IT acquisition […] More

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    Northrop Triton UAS Completes Cross-Country Flight Test

    A Northrop Grumman-built unmanned aircraft system of the U.S. Navy has arrived at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland after an 11-hour test flight between Palmdale, Calif. and Pax River. The MQ-4C Triton aircraft will go through a series of sensor integration flights after it is outfitted with a sensor system at Pax River,  Northrop said Thursday. A joint team […] More

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    Scott Harris Joins Northrop as Australia Aerospace Programs Lead; Ian Irving Comments

    Scott Harris, formerly head of customer business at Qantas Defense Services, has joined Northrop Grumman as head of aerospace programs for the company’s business organization Australia. He will report to Northrop Grumman Australia CEO Ian Irving and be responsible for Northrop’s aerospace systems sector operations across the country and the region, the company said Tuesday. Harris will also report on his strategic plans to Mary […] More

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    ReportsnReports: Unmanned Ground Vehicle Market to Hit $8B by 2020

    ReportsnReports has projected the global unmanned ground vehicle market to be worth $8.26 billion by 2020, a 32.72 percent increase from the firm’s 2014 figure. The market research firm’s new report analyzes emerging trends and major countries from North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa regions, MarketsnMarkets said Thursday. ReportsnReports also examines UGV applications […] More

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    Northrop Joins NOAA ‘Weather-Ready Nation’ Initiative; Ed Sturms Comments

    Northrop Grumman has signed up as a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador tasked to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s initiative to promote preparedness against severe weather and catastrophes. The company will kick off its involvement by hosting a one-hour digital gathering on Sept. 18 to discuss the topic “Overcoming Extreme Weather” at www.northropgrumman.com/extremeweather, Northrop said Wednesday. Dr. […] More

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    Research and Markets: Directed-Energy Weapons Market to Achieve 23.16% CAGR by 2018

    Research and Markets projects the global directed-energy weapons market to achieve a 23.16 percent compound annual growth rate through 2018 as defense budgets and research and development activity increase in certain countries. The market research firm says that research-and-development work will respond to growing demand for new military weapons designed to cause minimal collateral damage. BAE Systems, Boeing, Raytheon and Textron will be […] More