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Bloomberg has released the sixth annual BGOV200 report that lists the top 200 federal government contractors based on the value of prime contracts awarded to them in fiscal year 2016. The BGOV200 ranking looks at the top contracts at 24 federal agencies under 27 purchasing categories, BGOV said Wednesday. “This year, top federal contractors have seen an […] More
Northrop Grumman has received a two-year contract extension to continue to help a U.K. government agency operate and maintain forensic and biometric platforms used by the country’s law enforcement entities. The company said Tuesday work under the extended contract started in April and covers support services for the IDENT1 identity management system and the Forensic and Biometric […] More
Northrop Grumman has helped the U.S. Navy train a detachment of air vehicle operators from the service branch’s helicopter sea combat squadron 23 to perform a two-part flight demonstration of the Northrop-built MQ-8B Fire Scout autonomous helicopter. The Navy conducted in May the first part of the demonstration in which AVOs at a naval auxiliary landing […] More
Aerojet Rocketdyne will provide propulsion system support to aid Northrop Grumman‘s technology maturation and risk reduction efforts under the U.S. Air Force‘s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinentinal ballistic missile program. Sacramento, California-based Aerojet Rocketdyne said Monday it will study propulsion options and develop early designs that meet Northrop’s ICBM configurations. The Air Force awarded a $349.1 million contract […] More
Wes Bush, chairman, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman, has said he believes the theft of technological innovation threatens U.S. national security and economic competitiveness. He made the statement to express support for President Donald Trump’s memorandum that seeks to investigate aspects of Chinese trade. “This is an important action to address the serious problem […] More
The U.S. Navy has asked General Atomics, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to submit proposed concepts for a carrier-based unmanned aerial refueling tanker through an updated draft request for proposals issued in July, USNI News reported Thursday. The service branch plans to release the final RFP for the MQ-25A Stingray program in the fall of 2017 […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries has demonstrated the performance of a dual-mode undersea vehicle through autonomous contested battlespace missions that took place at the U.S. Navy-hosted Advanced Naval Technology Exercise. The Proteus vehicle delivered and launched three smaller unmanned undersea platforms during the underwater mission segment of the event, HII said Wednesday. HII’s technical solutions division and Battelle jointly […] More
Several government contracting industry leaders have commended President Donald Trump’s move to sign a memorandum on China’s trade practices. The White House memo would authorize the U.S. trade representative to decide whether to conduct an investigation into China’s alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property, The Hill reported Monday. “Safeguarding our intellectual property against nation-state sponsored […] More
Northrop Grumman has sponsored a series of competitions that showcased multiple robotic air, ground, boat and submarine platforms developed by student teams worldwide. The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Foundation administered the RoboNation competitions across the U.S. to offer participants an opportunity to demonstrate unmanned and autonomous systems that have been programmed to complete obstacle courses, […] More
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Northrop Grumman a potential $106,010 contract to extend desktop software subscription for the Tactical Data Link Integration Exerciser platform. DISA announced the contract award through a FedBizOpps notice posted Monday. TIGER is a suite of software tools based on the Defense Department’s data link test system – Multi-Link System […] More
A team composed of Battelle, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Northrop Grumman and Riptide will collaborate with the Naval Surface Warfare Center to demonstrate multi-platform technologies during a U.S. Navy-hosted exercise. The team will showcase autonomy, communications and mission awareness platforms designed to aid battlespace missions in a contested environment on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise, Battelle […] More
Northrop Grumman‘s Astro Aerospace subsidiary has conducted a preliminary design review of L-band reflectors for two communications satellites that Airbus currently develops for Inmarsat. Astro Aerospace will work to mature the reflectors’ design before the Inmarsat-6 satellite program undergoes a critical design review later this year, Northrop said Wednesday. Inmarsat awarded Airbus’ defense and space business a […] More
