Strike & Surveillance
The ability to detecting and destroying targets anywhere in the world is essential for the U.S. military. As a leader in both strike and surveillance systems Northrop Grumman brings world-class capabilities in system design, air vehicle design, flight controls, vehicle management systems, network-enabling technologies for both manned and unmanned systems.
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The U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber is the flagship of the nation's long-range strike arsenal, and one of the most survivable aircraft in the world. Its unique capabilities, including its stealth characteristics, allow it to penetrate the most sophisticated defenses and hold at risk high value, heavily defended enemy targets.
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The Euro Hawk®, developed and built for the German Ministry of Defence, is the first international derivative of the combat-proven, high-flying RQ-4 Global Hawk HALE UAS.
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Northrop Grumman's Transformational Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle system provides unprecedented situation awareness and precision targeting support for U.S. Armed Forces of the future.
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In 2002, Northrop Grumman was awarded the RAMICS contract to provide a rapid response clearance capability against near-surface and surface (floating) moored mines.
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The family of high-flying Global Hawks builds on the common RQ-4 high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS). When equipped with a variety of available mission-specific sensors, they provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) information over a vast geographic area.
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In 2013, The X-47B unmanned combat air system will demonstrate the first carrier launches and recoveries by a tailless unmanned aircraft.
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