Northrop Grumman to Feature Global Security Advances at Pacific 2017 in Sydney, Australia

Pacific 2017 to be held at the Sydney International Convention Centre, Oct. 3-5; Northrop Grumman to exhibit in booth 2D10

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Oct. 1, 2017 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight its advanced global security capabilities at the Pacific International Maritime Exposition 2017, Oct. 3-5 in Sydney, Australia.

            A media kit accompanying this release is available at: http://www.northropgrumman.com/MediaResources/MediaKits/Pacific/

            Committed to assisting the fully-integrated joint Australian Defence Force, Northrop Grumman’s portfolio of advanced maritime systems operates across the full spectrum of modern naval operations, including maritime domain awareness, C4ISR, resilient networked operations, broad area surveillance, unmanned aircraft systems for maritime and coastal surveillance, radar and mine detection systems, and precision marine navigation. In addition to product displays, company representatives and subject matter experts will be available to engage the media on these topics.

            “Northrop Grumman is providing innovative solutions for Australia’s defence and national security needs now and in the future,” said Ian Irving, chief executive, Northrop Grumman Australia. “Northrop Grumman continues to invest in local capabilities as part of our commitment to growing indigenous Australian skills and capabilities.”

            Northrop Grumman’s unmanned mine detection, classification and identification will be displayed at the show, including a full-scale model of the AQS-24B high-speed synthetic aperture sonar-based mine-hunting system. The AQS-24B and its predecessor systems, the AQS-24A and the AQS-14, are the only operational high-speed mine-hunting search systems used by the U.S. Navy for the past 33 years.

            The company will also demonstrate its advanced command-and-control capability that leverages fifth-generation sensors, data links, networks and decades of experience pioneering interoperable systems to provide joint and coalition forces with an integrated ‘common operational picture.’ The greater ability to collect, integrate and disperse these intelligence products is driving a global trend toward a more information intensive style of warfare, and the adoption of a network centric concept of operations by many advanced armed forces, including the Australian Defence Force.

            Northrop Grumman’s airborne surveillance capability will also be presented.  The MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system can provide a continuous on-station presence for some of the nation’s most demanding surveillance missions. The Australian Government plans to acquire the Triton capability.

            The MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter uses a larger airframe than the previous MQ-8B variant to deliver more range, payload capacity and endurance to naval forces. Fire Scout can land and take off from any aviation-capable naval ship. Fire Scout has been actively deployed by the United States Navy to enhance its maritime surveillance and patrol capabilities and could provide a substantial increase in capability for the Royal Australian Navy and other regional partners.

            Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers worldwide. Please visit news.northropgrumman.com and follow us on Twitter, @NGCNews, for more information.

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Northrop Grumman to Feature Global Security Advances at Pacific 2017 in Sydney, Australia

MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system

Autonomous Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System Surpasses 200,000 Flight Hours

SAN DIEGO, July 26, 2016 — Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) autonomous Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) surpassed 200,000 flight hours, reinforcing its status as the most effective high altitude, long endurance intelligence gathering aircraft in the world. The U.S. Air Force’s Global Hawks logged 88 percent of the 200,000 flight hours with the remaining hours flown by NASA Global Hawks, Germany’s Full Scale Demonstrator and the Navy’s broad area maritime surveillance aircraft systems.

Global Hawks operate at altitudes up to 60,000 feet for more than 30 hours, surveying thousands of square miles on a single mission. Global Hawk carries a variety of sensor payloads that allow military commanders to gather near real-time imagery and use radar to detect moving or stationary targets on the ground. The system also provides airborne communications and information sharing capabilities to military units in harsh environments.

“Global Hawk has set endurance records and displayed an unmatched record of safety while reducing per hour flight costs to half the cost of the manned alternative,” said Mick Jaggers, vice president and program manager, Global Hawk, Northrop Grumman. “This milestone is especially meaningful as it comes just before the 15th anniversary of Global Hawk’s first deployment into the theater of operations following the tragic events of 9/11. We expect Global Hawk to continue to provide indispensable ISR information to our warfighters.”

The Global Hawk system is building on its heritage of innovation, modernizing its current capabilities by integrating new technologies that enhance capabilities, performance and reliability. Earlier this year, Global Hawk successfully flew a SYERS-2 intelligence gathering sensor, marking the first time the legacy Air Force sensor has been demonstrated on a high altitude autonomous aircraft. Northrop Grumman plans to fly an Optical Bar Camera and an MS-177 multispectral sensor later this year via Global Hawk’s open systems architecture.

Global Hawk entered combat operations shortly after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Since then, it has flown operational and humanitarian missions around the world supporting Southern California wildfires, the Japanese tsunami, the Haitian earthquake and the Philippines’ typhoon. NASA Global Hawk actively monitors environmental changes, tropical storm developments and provides ground breaking approaches to high altitude atmospheric research.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.

NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance System Featured at NATO Warsaw Summit

Allied Command Operations, Alliance Ground Surveillance Staff Element Implementation Office showcases the unprecedented NATO owned and operated ISR Capability at 2016 NATO Summit

WARSAW, Poland, July 8, 2016 — Just four years after signing the contract at the 2012 Chicago NATO Summit, the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system will be presented to heads of state and senior NATO and national officials at the 2016 Warsaw Summit. The AGS operational capability will enable the Alliance to perform extensive surveillance over wide areas and provide actionable information on threats to our collective security to NATO and national officials for timely preparation of diplomatic and military responses.

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The AGS Summit display is the first time the deployable elements of the system have come together. Both air and ground elements have entered into the formal test phase of their development process. The aircraft’s flight test program is underway at the Edwards Air Force Test range, California. Preparations are progressing at the AGS Main Operation Base in Sigonella, Sicily to prepare for the arrival of the first of the five aircraft later this year. This capability will become operational in the 2017/2018 timeframe.


AGS will be available to all Alliance members and will be a key capability for Alliance strategic anticipation. The NATO AGS Force will support the NATO Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance initiative, providing indicators and warnings necessary to ensure that NATO continues to project stability, whilst maintaining a position of collective defence and deterrence.

“AGS is the first NATO owned-and-operated ground surveillance system, using state-of-the-art sensors and information knowledge management systems,” said Col. Pedro Renn, NATO AGS Force Commander. “AGS will be available to all Alliance members and will be a key capability for Alliance strategic anticipation. The NATO AGS Force will support the NATO Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance initiative, providing indicators and warnings necessary to ensure that NATO continues to project stability, whilst maintaining a position of collective defence and deterrence.”

Northrop Grumman’s AGS industry team includes Airbus Defence and Space, Leonardo and Kongsberg, as well as leading defense companies from the participating nations. The AGS system is comprised of five air segment remotely piloted aircraft designed and developed by Northrop Grumman as well as mobile and transportable ground stations designed and developed by Airbus and Leonardo.

  • Airbus Defence and Space, a division of Airbus Group is Europe’s number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs more than 38,000 people and in 2015 generated revenues of over 13 billion euros.
  • Leonardo is Italy’s leading manufacturer in the high technology sector and ranks among the top ten global players in aerospace, defence and security. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange (LDO), in 2015 the company recorded consolidated revenues of 13 billion euros.  Leonardo is a multinational and multicultural group which boasts a significant presence in three key markets: Italy, the United Kingdom and the U.S.
  • KONGSBERG is an international, knowledge-based group delivering high technology systems and solutions to clients within the oil and gas industry, merchant marine, defence and aerospace. The defence portfolio comprises products and systems for command and control, weapons guidance and surveillance, communications solutions and missiles.

“I’m honored that the AGS is being presented by the operational community to the nations’ leaders at the Summit,” said Brian Chappel, vice president, autonomous systems, Northrop Grumman. “As part of the transatlantic industry team we have had the pleasure to work with for the past four years, Northrop Grumman is truly proud to witness the transition of the system from the development to the operational phase. This success could only have been achieved through the commitment of the entire AGS team partnership – both government and industry – working across cultures, time zones and languages, leveraging national capabilities with the goal of providing the Alliance with this critical capability.”

As a fully NATO owned and operated system supported by the 28 Alliance nations, NATO AGS will be a key enabler of NATO’s joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability. The wide area surveillance Global Hawk unmanned aircraft and the fixed, mobile and transportable ground stations will support a full range of NATO missions, including protection of ground troops and civilian populations, border control and maritime operations, crisis management and humanitarian assistance in natural disasters. The NATO AGS system is also able to ingest sensor data from national systems to continuously detect and track ground moving objects and deliver actionable information to decision makers in minutes.

“We face an extremely complex threat environment,” said Andrew Tyler, chief executive, Northrop Grumman Europe. “The NATO AGS programme will help address this and deliver a highly advanced system of systems capability that will provide a truly transatlantic solution for Alliance collective defence, crisis management and cooperative security.”

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit

www.northropgrumman.com

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Northrop Grumman Partners for Diplomacy and Global Innovation

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 2, 2016 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has partnered with G’Day USA to create the inaugural Emerging Innovators Xchange conference. The unique, day-long forum featured Australian and American innovators and technologies from across industries. Its goal was to increase public diplomacy and global partnership through innovation.

The event celebrated emerging entrepreneurial talent while addressing the question: What is innovation and how do we harness it? An awards ceremony also recognized impactful Australian innovators and was emceed by Gray Bright, anchor of “The Tomorrow Show.”

“Innovation is the new global diplomacy,” said Mary Petryszyn, vice president, global strategy and mission solutions, Northrop Grumman. “Now, more than ever, our global partners shape perspectives and influence the solutions we develop to protect freedom and advance human discovery.”

Northrop Grumman’s Australian headquarters are located in Canberra. The company employs more than 400 people across Australia in support of numerous defense and civil programs, including the planned acquisition of the U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system by the Royal Australian Air Force.

G’Day USA is one of the largest Australian public diplomacy programs in the United States. For more than a decade, G’Day USA has brought together industry leaders and key influencers in government, business, tourism, academia and the arts to successfully cultivate and enhance the Australia–United States relationship.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more information.