Press Releases for 2007
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- December
- Northrop Grumman's Second E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Pilot Production Aircraft, Delta Two, Completes Successful First Flight ( December 19, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman, L-3 to Work Together in Bid for U.S. Navy's EP-X Aircraft ( December 17, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Support 7,500 California Jobs and Generate Economic Activity Exceeding $360 Million Annually ( December 17, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Develops World's Fastest Transistor to Support Military's Need for Higher Frequency and Bandwidth ( December 11, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman KC-30 Tanker Aerial Refueling Boom System Successfully Completes In-Flight Contact With An F-16 Receiver Aircraft ( December 10, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Unveils New Missions, Advanced Technology Weapons for Bombers During Virtual War Games ( December 10, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman to Help Air Force Develop, Demonstrate Technologies for Reusable Launch Vehicles ( December 10, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman to Compete for U.S. Air Force's KC/KDC-10 Contractor Logistics Support Contract ( December 6, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Support 2,800 Jobs and Generate Economic Activity Approaching $225 Million Annually in Maryland ( December 6, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Authorizes International Suppliers to Begin Work On First Phase of F-35 Low Rate Initial Production ( December 6, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Create Jobs and Generate Economic Activity Approaching $40 Million Annually in Indiana ( December 4, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Starts Integration and Test On LCROSS Spacecraft ( December 3, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman to Help Air Force Keep Cool ( December 3, 2007)
- James Webb Space Telescope Marks Significant Milestone With Successful Completion of Optical Telescope Element Design Review ( December 3, 2007)
- November
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Create 800 Jobs and Generate Economic Activity Approaching $45 Million Annually in Pennsylvania ( November 30, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Delivers TouchTable Technology to National Hurricane Center ( November 29, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Space Tracking and Surveillance System's Second Satellite Completes Successful Thermal Vacuum Testing At Northrop Grumman ( November 29, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Create Aerospace Jobs and Generate Economic Activity Approaching $200 Million Annually in Michigan ( November 28, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Qualifies Extended Data Rate Software for Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite ( November 26, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Installs, Begins Flight Testing New Radar Test Units On B-2 ( November 26, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Create 1,000 Aerospace Jobs and Generate Economic Activity Approaching $80 Million Annually in Arizona ( November 26, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Dale Burton Elected to National Academy of Engineering ( November 26, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman-Built Hyperion Imager Celebrates Seventh Anniversary On-Orbit, Continues to Deliver Extraordinary Data ( November 21, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Demonstrates New Rocket Engine Design Using Oxygen and Methane Propellants ( November 14, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Mubadala Development Company and Northrop Grumman Announce Collaboration on High Technology Aerospace and Aviation Educational and Training Programs ( November 12, 2007)
- Injazat Data Systems and Northrop Grumman Announce New Collaboration On High Technology Programs ( November 12, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Names Gerard A. 'Duke' Dufresne, Thomas E. Vice and Charles Wands to Key Positions At Integrated Systems Sector ( November 12, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman-Built Defense Support Program Flight 23 Satellite Successfully Launched ( November 11, 2007)
- U.S. Air Force Set to Launch 23rd and Final Northrop Grumman-Built Defense Support Program Satellite On November 10 ( November 8, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded Patent for Innovative Payload Positioning System That Dramatically Increases Future Space Telescope Performance and Efficiency ( November 6, 2007)
- Photo Release -- First Northrop Grumman-Built Production T-38 Trainer Aircraft Makes Its Final Touchdown in Los Angeles ( November 6, 2007)
- October
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Create Aerospace Jobs and Generate Economic Activity Approaching $30 Million Annually in West Virginia ( October 31, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's Defense Support Program Wins 2007 Aviation Week Program Excellence Award ( October 30, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Achieves Two Major F-35 Production Milestones, Continues Record of On-Time, On Cost Performance ( October 26, 2007)
- NASA's Northrop Grumman-Built James Webb Space Telescope Gets SpaceWired ( October 25, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Will Help Women's Empowerment Partnership Grow Its Business Under Defense Department's Mentor-Protege Program ( October 25, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Recognizes Critical Role of Supplier Base With Annual Awards to Top Companies ( October 18, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Actively Pursuing MP-RTIP Radar Enhancement for Joint STARS Platform ( October 15, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Create Aerospace Jobs and Generate Economic Activity of $135 Million Annually in Ohio ( October 11, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Begins Integrating Megawatt-Class Laser Onto Missile Defense Agency's Airborne Laser Aircraft ( October 10, 2007)
- Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman TSAT Team Verifies Performance, System Interoperability of the Next Generation Processor Router ( October 10, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Successfully Tests Multi-Mission Command and Telemetry System for Key Global Space Programs ( October 8, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Celebrates Tenth Year as Prime Integrating Contractor for Nation's Land-Based ICBM Force ( October 5, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Create Aerospace Jobs and Generate Economic Activity Approaching $40 Million Annually in New Mexico ( October 4, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Selects BRPH Companies, Inc. to Design the KC-30 Production Center in Mobile, Alabama ( October 2, 2007)
- September
- August
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Support 4,300 Additional Jobs Throughout Illinois and Generate Economic Activity Approaching $2 Billion ( August 30, 2007)
- Photo Release -- U.S. Army Selects Northrop Grumman for First Phase of Program to Develop a Mobile, Solid-State Laser Weapon System ( August 28, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Will Generate $245 Million in Economic Activity Annually and Support 3,800 Jobs in Tennessee ( August 24, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Will Create Aerospace Jobs and Generate Economic Activity in Louisiana ( August 23, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Will Create Aerospace Jobs and Generate Economic Activity in Arkansas ( August 23, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Aerial Refueling Boom System Successfully Completes Electrostatic Discharge Tests ( August 23, 2007)
- Photo Release -- U.S. Senator Feinstein Tours Northrop Grumman, Reviews Progress On Key U.S. Defense Programs ( August 23, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Support 4,900 Jobs and Generate Economic Activity Exceeding $600 Million in Texas ( August 23, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Will Create Aerospace Jobs and Generate Economic Activity in Virginia ( August 22, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team Will Support 4,200 Jobs in Georgia and Generate Economic Activity Statewide ( August 22, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Aerial Refueling Boom System for Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Passes Flight Test Milestones ( August 20, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Awarded Aircraft Installation Contract ( August 16, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Completes Delivery of Antenna Wings for First Advanced EHF Communications Satellite ( August 15, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Will Bolster Economic Growth and Create Aerospace Jobs in Mississippi ( August 15, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Will Generate 5,000 New Jobs in Alabama and Increase Economic Impact to $1 Billion Annually ( August 14, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman-Built Space Tracking and Surveillance System Passes Two Critical Ground System Tests ( August 13, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Delivers Key Software for First F-35 STOVL Variant ( August 13, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Will Generate 2,000 New Jobs and Bolster Economic Growth in Florida ( August 8, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman to Demonstrate Airborne Information Management System During Air Force Bold Quest Exercise ( August 7, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Flight Test for Attack Support Upgrade Demonstrates Improved Functionality for Joint STARS Operators ( August 7, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Uses Extensive Knowledge of 'Sense-and-Avoid' Technologies for Navy BAMS Solution ( August 6, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Contributes Expertise to Military Exercise Testing Emerging Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Concepts ( August 3, 2007)
- U.S. Navy Awards $635.8 Million UCAS-D Contract to Northrop Grumman-Led X-47 Team ( August 3, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Completes First Flight ( August 3, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman, Caltech, JPL to Celebrate 50 Years in Space ( August 1, 2007)
- July
- U.S. Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman for Mentor-Protege Program ( July 31, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's First KC-30 Tanker Completes Initial Assembly in 30 Days ( July 31, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Completes Restructure of NPOESS Program ( July 30, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Completes 1,000th Flight ( July 27, 2007)
- Lockheed Martin / Northrop Grumman TSAT Team Announces Partnership With Juniper Networks ( July 23, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Begins Work to Equip B-2 Bomber with Massive Penetrator Weapon ( July 19, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Awarded $408 Million U.S. Navy Pilot Production Contract for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye; System Development and Demonstration Ongoing ( July 19, 2007)
- Knight Aerospace Joins Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Tanker Team ( July 18, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Proves BAMS Mission Control System Design ( July 16, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's KC-30 Team Selects Honeywell's Military Certified Formation Flying System to Ensure Safer In-Flight Operations ( July 11, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Helps NASA Shape Plans for Affordable Lunar Lander ( July 9, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Names Richard G. Matthews Vice President and Site Manager of Its St. Augustine Manufacturing Center ( July 3, 2007)
- June
- Northrop Grumman and L-3 Partner to Offer an Integrated, Next-Generation Communications Solution for the BAMS Program ( June 29, 2007)
- Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman TSAT Team Demonstrates Technology Maturity of Laser Communications Subsystem ( June 25, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Exceeds All Demonstration Requirements for First Building Block of Joint High Power Solid State Laser Phase 3 Program ( June 25, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Successfully Completes Major Milestone Towards Delivering and Launching MDA's Space Tracking and Surveillance System Satellites ( June 21, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Hunter Achieves 50,000 Hours of Flight Time ( June 21, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Engineer Receives Outstanding Young Engineer Award of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society ( June 20, 2007)
- U.S. Air Force Contract Continues Northrop Grumman's Work On Upper Stage Engine Technology Program ( June 19, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Successfully Completes First Phase of Airborne BAMS System Risk Reduction Testing ( June 19, 2007)
- Photo Release -- First Northrop Grumman KC-30 Tanker Begins Final Assembly ( June 18, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers Center Fuselage for First F-35 Ground Test Aircraft ( June 14, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Hits the Mark With 80 More BQM-74E Aerial Targets for the U.S. Navy ( June 12, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Will Mature System Design for Alternate Infrared Satellite System Under U.S. Air Force Contract Option ( June 11, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Awarded $171 Million Contract to Begin Developing New Satellite Communications System for B-2 Bomber ( June 11, 2007)
- Dublin Next Stop for Full-Scale Model of the James Webb Space Telescope ( June 8, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Details BAMS Airframe Risk Reduction Element ( June 8, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Appoints Carl Johnson Vice President Programs-Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) ( June 1, 2007)
- May
- MQ-8B Fire Scout to Enter Production: A First for a U.S. Navy Unmanned Air System ( May 31, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Presents Risk Reduction Approach to BAMS Program ( May 24, 2007)
- U.S. Army MQ-8B Fire Scout Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Completes First Engine Run ( May 22, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Delivers Fuselage Section for Navy's Next-Generation Electronic Attack Aircraft ( May 16, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Contributes $25,000 and Employee Volunteers to Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2007 ( May 14, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Demonstrates "HURT" Low-Cost Autonomous Control System for U.S. Army Reconnaissance Aircraft ( May 14, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Demonstrates On-Orbit Propellant Re-Supply for Orbital Express Program ( May 10, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Communicates Over-the-Horizon Using Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ( May 10, 2007)
- Full-Scale Model of the James Webb Space Telescope to be Displayed On the National Mall, May 10-12 ( May 8, 2007)
- NASA's Northrop Grumman-Built Aqua Satellite Celebrates Fifth Anniversary On-Orbit ( May 4, 2007)
- NASA Review Board Validates New Technologies Developed for Northrop Grumman-built James Webb Space Telescope ( May 2, 2007)
- April
- Photo Release -- Newest Navy Aircraft Unveiled by Northrop Grumman ( April 30, 2007)
- Lockheed Martin / Northrop Grumman Team Moves Closer to Developing Flight-Ready Laser Terminals for TSAT ( April 24, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Beacon Illuminator Laser Shows High Reliability in Ground and Flight Tests ( April 23, 2007)
- Second Set of Tests Demonstrates Functionality of Lockheed Martin/Northrop Grumman Team's Next Generation Processor Router for TSAT ( April 17, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Recognizes 71 Suppliers With Gold Award for Excellence in Quality of Products, Services ( April 17, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman to Receive U.S. Department of Defense 'Value Engineering Award' for Improving Productivity ( April 12, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman, Israel Aerospace Industries to Offer Rapid Response, Operational Surveillance Satellites ( April 11, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Six Northrop Grumman-Built TDRS System Satellites Set New Standard for Long Life and Reliability ( April 10, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's First Next-Generation Global Hawk Makes Maiden Flight ( April 10, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Submits KC-X Tanker Proposal to U.S. Air Force Early ( April 10, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Celebrates 50 Years of Performance, Innovation and Discovery in Space ( April 9, 2007)
- Photo Release -- New Global Hawk Block 20 Unmanned Aerial System Fuselage Exceeds U.S. Air Force Strength, Safety Requirements ( April 9, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman to Work with U.S. Joint Forces Command to Assess Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Concepts ( April 4, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Two Northrop Grumman Employees Receive National Asian American Engineer of the Year Awards ( April 2, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Opens Office Near NAS Patuxent River to Provide 24/7 Service to Navy Unmanned Systems Customers ( April 2, 2007)
- March
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Forms World-Class KC-30 Tanker Industry Team to Compete for U.S. Air Force Tanker Replacement Program ( March 28, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Honored for Waste Reduction Efforts in California ( March 27, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Mississippi Facility Delivers Its First Global Hawk Fuselage ( March 27, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman to Highlight Missile Defense Integration Expertise as Industry Partner for AIAA's 5th Annual Missile Defense Conferencek Text ( March 16, 2007)
- U.S. Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman $287 Million Contract for Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Systems ( March 16, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Names Philip A. Marquez Vice President and Sector Counsel ( March 14, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Gets Green Light to Begin Key Development Phase of New B-2 Bomber Communication System ( March 14, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Acts On Air Force Decision to End E-10A Program ( March 13, 2007)
- Photo Release -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Royal Aeronautical Society Recognize Northrop Grumman for Success in Space Deployables ( March 7, 2007)
- Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman Initial E-8C Joint STARS Engine Replacement Contract ( March 1, 2007)
- February
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Designed Spacecraft to Detect Lunar Water Ice Passes Critical Design Review, Moves Into Production Phase ( February 28, 2007)
- Video Release -- Northrop Grumman's Hunter-Viper Strike Team Completes Successful Missile Range Tests ( February 28, 2007)
- Photo Release -- NASA's Northrop Grumman-Built Chandra X-ray Observatory Continues to Produce Observations for Amazing Discoveries ( February 22, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Celebrates National Engineers Week with Educational Outreach, Sculpture and Robotics Competition ( February 21, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Six Northrop Grumman Employees Receive Honors During National Black Engineer of the Year Conference ( February 19, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Successfully Develops New GPS Range Tracking System for Minuteman III ICBM ( February 9, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman to Bid on KC-135 Tanker Replacement Program ( February 8, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers Payload Module Ahead of Schedule For First Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite ( February 6, 2007)
- U.S. Navy Buys Two Additional Northrop Grumman Fire Scouts to Help Refine Concept of Operations ( February 6, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Awards Tusas Aerospace Industries $3 Billion F-35 Lightning II Work ( February 6, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Built Defense Support Program Flight 23 Moves Toward Launch With Integration of Satellite and Launch Vehicle Payload Adapter ( February 5, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman, EADS Joint Venture Awarded $559 Million to Develop German Euro Hawk ( February 1, 2007)
- January
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers First Navy Mine Detection Pod ( January 29, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Integrates All Phased Array Antennas on First Advanced EHF Flight Payload ( January 23, 2007)
- U.S. Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman $98.7 Million for ICBM Guidance Modernization Program ( January 18, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Appoints William J. Schaefer Sector Vice President of Business Development ( January 18, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Source Selection Results for Air Force E-8C Joint STARS Engine Replacement Competition Announced ( January 18, 2007)
- James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Backplane Prototype Passes Critical NASA Space Readiness Tests ( January 17, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Opens First of Its Kind Facility in U.S. For High-Energy Laser Production and System Integration ( January 16, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Announces Source Selection Results for the Air Force E-8C Joint STARS Painting Competition ( January 16, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Receives $56.2 Million Contract to Expand Targeting Capabilities for Joint STARS ( January 15, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Showcases Tactical Decision-Making Tool at AMS 2007; Designed to Save Lives and Protect Property During Severe Weather ( January 12, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Vice President Receives Corporate Achievement Award From the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers ( January 12, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Awarded $200 Million Contract to Implement More Efficient Way to Support B-2 Bomber ( January 11, 2007)
- Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Appoints George Vardoulakis Vice President Tactical Systems, F/A-18 Programs ( January 11, 2007)
- U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman Mark First Deployment of Minuteman III Carrying MK21 Reentry Vehicle ( January 8, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Receives $256 Million Contract for Air Force E-10A ( January 8, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman Receives Contract for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Propulsion System Rocket Engine Life Extension Program ( January 5, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman to Develop System Definition Requirements for U.S. Air Force's Alternate Infrared Satellite System ( January 3, 2007)
- Northrop Grumman's High-Energy Laser Systems Have One of the Most Successful Years Ever in 2006 ( January 3, 2007)
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