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Northrop to Continue Updating Weather Data Systems Northrop Grumman Mission Systems of Reston will continue merging systems that provide data about conditions on Earth and in space for the Air Force Weather Agency under a five-year contract worth $239 million. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > WashingtonPost |
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Northrop: battlefield rayguns to demo this year Laser-cannon 'building block' test success US weaponry goliath Northrop Grumman says it has achieved the "first major building block" necessary for manufacture of a 100 kilowatt solid-state laser - that is, a viable battlefield raygun.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Northrop scoops DARPA mindreader-helmet threat visor cash Electrode-hat paranoia specs will detect subversives American armaments goliath Northrop Grumman announced another huge technology coup this week. The company has won a Pentagon contract to develop a mindreading hat which will allow US soldiers to identify threats with unparalleled range and spee Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Northrop Grumman Profit Rises Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. says its second-quarter profit rose 7.6 percent as sales jumped 10 percent. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Northrop in electric blaster cannon milestone Weapons grade fry-ray to debut 'this year' US war-tech behemoth Northrop Grumman announced yesterday that it had achieved another milestone in its battlefield raygun programme - ahead of schedule. Company blaster cannon execs believe that the first tests at combat power - 100 kilowatts - will tak Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Northrop offer supersonic robot stealth raygun cyber-bomber Bells and whistles cupboard emptied in one American aerospace colossus Northrop Grumman has called for the US air force to purchase a hundred-strong fleet of enormous aerial stealth raiders, able to direct "netted wolfpacks" of flying kill-robots and packing "cyber warfare tools" capable of "atta Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Northrop scoops DARPA laser RIFLe cash Elasmobranch head mount attachment imminent US weaponry goliath Northrop Grumman has landed a contract to develop new, lightweight, efficient rayguns for the American armed forces.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Northrop Grumman Posts Higher Profit and Raises Forecast Higher sales of its military equipment helped lift Northrop’s third-quarter earnings, which rose 5 percent to $512 million. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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'First production-line energy weapon' now shipping Northrop delivers 'push-button' electric raygun to USAF American weaponry colossus Northrop Grumman says it has delivered the first production-line solid state energy weapon to the US Air Force. However, the "Vesta II" raygun module doesn't have enough power to meet US military goals for combat a Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Robocopter gunship abandons sinking warship project US Navy shifts droid kill-chopper to safer berth American arms'n'aerospace tech titan Northrop Grumman has announced that its "Fire Scout" unmanned helicopter will now be trialled by the US Navy on a different class of warship than that planned.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Northrop group wins $35B Air Force deal Read full story for latest details. Home > Rss Directory > Business > CNN |
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US Navy hands out $1bn robo-plane contract Opts out of 'optionally manned' option The US Navy has made a long-awaited decision and awarded a billion-dollar development contract for the autonomous spyplane which it will use for ocean surveillance in future. The so-called BAMS (Broad Area Maritime Surveillance) craft will be developed by No Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Northrop Grumman Profit Falls on Ship Charge The military contractor said first-quarter profit fell sharply as it took a large charge for a delayed warship. It also cuts its full-year earnings forecast. Home > Rss Directory > Business > NY Time |
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Robot aircraft 'sense and avoid' gear in flight tests Auto-safety kit good for droids - and flying cars US aerospace titan Northrop Grumman has commenced flight tests of new "sense and avoid" technology which could be fitted to existing and future unmanned aircraft - or indeed to the long-awaited flying cars - allowing them to fly routinely in civil Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Marines Land in Afghanistan -- with Biometrics A year ago this June, Taliban fighters streamed into the remote town of Chora in southern Afghanistan expecting an easy victory over impoverished villagers. Instead, they met heavy resistance from scores of uniformed Afghan men. Those so-called Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP), a Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Marines Land in Afghanistan -- with Biometrics A year ago this June, Taliban fighters streamed into the remote town of Chora in southern Afghanistan expecting an easy victory over impoverished villagers. Instead, they met heavy resistance from scores of uniformed Afghan men. Those so-called Afghan National Auxiliary Police (ANAP), a Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Upgrade drags Stealth Bomber IT systems into the 90s Pentium, code written in C - cutting edge stuff US aerospace heavyweight Northrop Grumman has revealed some details of a planned upgrade to the computing system of the famous B-2 Stealth Bomber, one of the most expensive and unusual aircraft in the world. According to reports, the well-known but Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Weapons-Grade Lasers by the End of '08? Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is promising the Pentagon that it'll have weapons-grade electric lasers by the end of 2008. Which means honest-to-goodness energy weapons might actually become a military reality, after decades of fruitless searching. Home > Rss Directory > General > Wired News |
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Weapons-Grade Lasers by the End of '08? Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is promising the Pentagon that it'll have weapons-grade electric lasers by the end of 2008. Which means honest-to-goodness energy weapons might actually become a military reality, after decades of fruitless searching. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > Wired News |
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Google Goes to Washington, Gearing Up to Put Its Stamp on Government The tall buildings in Reston bear the familiar names of big government contractors: Northrop Grumman, CACI, Raytheon and Accenture. Last month another name appeared, but not one that's typically associated with the federal market. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > WashingtonPost |