Northrop Grumman has begun outfitting the Navy’s unmanned helicopter Fire Scout with weapons, a step in making it more valuable to military operations. The Moss Point plant is where the drones are assembled and technology integrated into it, but the weapons system is built by another contractor and will be installed elsewhere.
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Northrop Grumman announced it demonstrated advanced technologies for ground vehicle protection and situational awareness at Camp Roberts in California. In one of the test scenarios, Northrop Grumman simulated a typical convoy mission leaving a forward operating base. By using the company’s Smart Integrated Vehicle Area Network and vehicle-mounted sensors, crews in multiple vehicles maintained situational awareness with each other and the Tactical Operations Center under all weather conditions.
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Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems of Redondo Beach, Calif. is being awarded a $427,900,000 contract modification which authorizes Northrop Grumman to perform design and development, including the incorporation of Department of Defense mission assurance and compliance requirements, to modify the National Polar Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System baseline to establish the Defense Weather Satellite System baseline.
Work will be performed at Redondo Beach, Calif. At this time, $11,652,000 has been obligated. The contracting activity is SMC/PKW, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. (FO 4701-02-C-0502 PO0145)
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