Northrop Grumman Corporation

LINTHICUM, Md., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the delivery of its Scalable Node Architecture (SNA) Software Development Kit (SDK) to second- and third-party defense product and services firms to foster broader use of open architecture throughout the company's defense program ... read more

ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered the first of four AQS-24A airborne mine-hunting vehicles to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for deployment on Japan's new MCH-101 helicopter platform. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) "This first delivery is a major milestone in ... read more

FALLS CHURCH, Va., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has appointed Nimish Doshi, vice president, business management and chief financial officer for the company's Technical Services sector, effective July 29. He will report to James F. Palmer, corporate vice president and chief ... read more

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) Woodland Hills facility recently sponsored a student competition and project demonstration to mark this year's conclusion of the High School Involvement Partnership (HIP) mentoring and scholarship program. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Photos accompanying this release are ... read more

SALT LAKE CITY, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced two winners of its fifth annual Engineering Scholars program, which will provide a total of $20,000 in college scholarships this fall to high school seniors in the greater Salt Lake City area ... read more

NEW MALDEN, England, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been selected by Arklow Shipping to upgrade 12 container vessels with VisionMaster FT Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) to enable paperless navigation. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman's Sperry Marine business unit will install ... read more

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and teammate ATK (NYSE: ATK) have completed manufacturing of the backplane support frame (BSF) for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Northrop Grumman is under contract to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., ... read more

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has developed new gallium arsenide (GaAs) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) high-power amplifiers operating in the E-Band communication frequency spectrum. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=19310 The APH667 and the APH668 are GaAs-based broadband, three-stage ... read more

BALTIMORE, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) awarded a total of $50,000 in grants to 167 K-12 schools nationwide to promote education in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) The Engineers Week STEM Grants seek to provide teachers with funding ... read more

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE: NOC) recently delivered the first of approximately 20 electronics units for the fourth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite payload, allowing the integration and test phase of production to get under way. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo ... read more

SAN DIEGO, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has named Jeannie Hilger as vice president of the Network Communication Systems business for Northrop Grumman's Information Systems sector. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/mediagallery.html?pkgid=19263. In this role, Hilger is responsible ... read more

ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Navy's integration onto an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) of the Northrop Grumman-built AQS-24A Side Look Sonar System to look for bottom and volume mines remotely. (Logo: ... read more

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE: NOC) supplier in Israel - Elbit Systems-Cyclone - delivered its first advanced composite component for the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter center fuselage produced by Northrop Grumman. This delivery is a significant milestone for ... read more

FALLS CHURCH, Va., June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been named "Private Sector Employer of the Year" by CAREERS & the disABLED magazine for its commitment to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities. The company was also selected as one ... read more

FALLS CHURCH, Va., June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will participate in the Deutsche Bank 2013 Global Industrials and Basic Materials Conference on Thursday, June 13. Jim Palmer, corporate vice president and chief financial officer, and Steve Movius, vice president, investor relations, will ... read more

REDONDO BEACH, Calif., June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has developed a new gallium nitride (GaN) flange packaged power amplifier, APN180FP, targeting military and commercial Ka-band communication applications. This product represents the first commercial availability of a packaged, GaN-based component from the company. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) "The APN180FP provides ... read more

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has provided grants worth a total of $3,300 to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educational initiatives in Los Angeles metropolitan area schools. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman awarded 11 individual grants of $300 each to teachers in local ... read more

SALT LAKE CITY, June 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has provided grants worth a total of $5,700 to support science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educational initiatives in Salt Lake City metropolitan area schools. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) Northrop Grumman awarded 19 individual grants of $300 each to teachers in ... read more

FALLS CHURCH, Va., June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced it has appointed Heidi Hendrix vice president, human resources, for the company's Aerospace Systems sector, effective immediately. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121024/LA98563LOGO) A photo accompanying this release is available at http://media.globenewswire.com/noc/. In this role, Hendrix will ... read more

BALTIMORE, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today announced the 24 winners of its 11th annual Engineering Scholars program, which will provide a total of $240,000 in college scholarships this fall to high school seniors across Maryland interested in studying engineering, computer science, physics or math. (Logo: ... read more