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• November
  • Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Earns an Additional Military Airworthiness Certification ( November 20, 2009)
  • U.S. Air Force Awards $302.9 Million Production Contract to Northrop Grumman for Five Global Hawk High-Altitude, Long-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems ( November 20, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Marks 45th Anniversary of C-2A Greyhound First Flight ( November 18, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Flightglobal Presents "Leader of the Year Award" to Northrop Grumman's Bob Mitchell ( November 16, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Long Island Employees Spend Day Making Gifts, Good Wishes and Lots of Applause for Military ( November 10, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Highlights Global Security Capabilities at the Dubai Airshow 2009 ( November 9, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Continues Pursuit of Electronic Warfare Program ( November 6, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman's Tom Romesser Speaks at UK Conference on Climate Change ( November 5, 2009)
  • Star Award is Presented to Al Nikolaus and Mike Roberts of Northrop Grumman ( November 5, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-built LCROSS Satellite Wins 2009 Aviation Week Program Excellence Award ( November 5, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman to Co-Sponsor Aerospace Seminar Designed to Help Engineers Transition from Theoretical Training to Practical Knowledge ( November 3, 2009)
• October
  • Release -- Northrop Grumman Begins Producing First International F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ( October 30, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Contribution to Support Missile Defense Workforce in Alaska ( October 30, 2009)
  • Two Northrop Grumman Employees Win Peer Awards for Career Achievements ( October 28, 2009)
  • Eye of Northrop Grumman-Built James Webb Space Telescope Marks Major Milestone, Moves Mission Forward ( October 28, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Names Patricia McMahon as Vice President and Deputy of Aerospace Systems' Battle Management and Engagement Systems Division ( October 26, 2009)
  • NASA, Northrop Grumman Announce Initial Flight of Global Hawk Unmanned System for Environmental Science Research ( October 23, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Awarded DARPA Contract That Takes Technology to 'NEXT' Level ( October 22, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Begins Full Rate Production of New Radar for B-2 Bomber ( October 21, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Successfully Completes First Catapult Launch Tests ( October 19, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman and EADS Defence & Security Unveil First Euro Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft ( October 9, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-built LCROSS Satellite Impacts Moon ( October 9, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Names Stephen D. Hogan Vice President, Information Operations and Electronic Attack ( October 7, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout Unmanned Helicopter Completes Flight With New Ground Control Station ( October 6, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Awards Production Contract to Key Turkish F-35 Supplier ( October 6, 2009)
• September
  • Statement From Northrop Grumman On U.S. Air Force Aerial Refueling Tanker Replacement Program ( September 29, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Welcomes Milestone Achievements in NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Program ( September 28, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Space Tracking and Surveillance System Satellites Built by Northrop Grumman Successfully Launched ( September 25, 2009)
  • Statement From Northrop Grumman On Receipt of Tanker Draft RFP ( September 25, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Welcomes Milestone Achievements in NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Program ( September 25, 2009)
  • South Bay Business Environmental Coalition Presents Northrop Grumman Two 'Green' Awards for Environmental Sustainability ( September 23, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Integrates Webb Telescope Simulator ( September 22, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Receives Boost in Cost Ceiling for B-2 Bomber Modernization and Sustainment Activities ( September 21, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers Final Production E-2C Hawkeye ( September 21, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Florida Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp and Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett, Adjutant General of Florida, Visit Northrop Grumman Manufacturing Center ( September 16, 2009)
  • New Global Hawk Undercuts Insurgent Advantages ( September 11, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Built NPOESS Satellite Achieves Milestone for Early Spacecraft Testing ( September 10, 2009)
• August
  • Northrop Grumman Successfully Demonstrates Interoperability Between Manned and Unmanned Platforms ( August 24, 2009)
  • Airborne Laser Keeps Optical Components Aligned Perfectly to Achieve First Flight Firing of Northrop Grumman-Built Laser ( August 20, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International Presents Al Aube Outstanding Contributor Award to Bob Mitchell of Northrop Grumman ( August 17, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Completes 2nd Year of Flight Testing ( August 13, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Developed Beacon Illuminator Laser Proves Reliability in Airborne Laser Ground, Air Tests ( August 13, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout Completes RSTA/ISR Demonstration ( August 11, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman's Fire Scout Featured in Popular America's Army 3 Computer Game ( August 11, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Developed U.S. Navy Unmanned Fire Scout Nears Operational Evaluation ( August 10, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Awarded Airborne Sensor Demonstration Contract ( August 10, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- AstroMesh Deployable Reflector From Northrop Grumman Will Help NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Map Soil Moisture Globally ( August 6, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Built Global Hawk Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Reaches 25,000 Combat Hours ( August 5, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman's Bat Unmanned Aircraft System Successfully Demonstrates Communications Relay Payload During Multiple Flights ( August 5, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Delivers Final, First Stage Rocket Motor Under Land-Based ICBM Propulsion Modernization Program ( August 3, 2009)
• July
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes Structural Assembly of the First Euro Hawk Unmanned Aircraft for Germany
    ( July 31, 2009)
  • Dynamic Tests Validate Design and Structural Integrity of X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System for Carrier Operations ( July 29, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Contributes Expertise to Military Exercise Demonstrating Increased Sharing of Reconnaissance Information ( July 23, 2009)
  • NASA's Northrop Grumman-Built Chandra X-Ray Observatory Marks 10th Anniversary On-Orbit ( July 22, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman, Air Force Prove New B-2 Radar Meets Mission Requirements ( July 22, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman High-Energy Laser Could Protect U.S. Navy Ships At Sea From Small Attack Boats ( July 21, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman, Air Force Verify Proper Fit of Massive Penetrator Weapon On B-2 Bomber ( July 21, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Built NPOESS Instrument Achieves Key Milestone; ATMS Approved for Manufacturing and Production ( July 20, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman Celebrate 20th Anniversary of B-2 Stealth Bomber's First Flight ( July 17, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Fire Scout Aircraft Provided a Real-time Video Feed ( July 15, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Plays Major Role in NASA's Development of Alternate Astronaut Escape System ( July 8, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Second E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Enters Next Phase of Flight Testing ( July 8, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Delivers Upgraded U.S. Navy Targets ( July 7, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Manufacturing of Northrop Grumman's First Low-Rate Initial Production E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Begins ( July 7, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- James Webb Space Telescope Core Completes Thermal Testing ( July 6, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Continues to Soar With Successful Overseas Operations Support, Next-Generation Payload Flight Testing ( July 2, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers Second Demonstration Satellite for Space Tracking and Surveillance System ( July 2, 2009)
• June
  • Northrop Grumman Completes First Flight of Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout ( June 30, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Honors Longest-Tenured Employee; Retiring After 68 Years ( June 30, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Rocket Engine Technology That Could Enable Return of U.S. Astronauts to Moon ( June 29, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Names Michelle Scarpella Vice President of F/A-18 Programs for Its Aerospace Systems ( June 25, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman and U.S. Air Force Unveil Next-Generation of High-Flying Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft ( June 25, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman's Advanced Development Expertise Plays Starring Role in TV Documentary That Examines Decades-Old Aviation Mystery ( June 24, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Built LCROSS Completes Swing-By of Moon ( June 23, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Beyond-Line-of-Sight Capability for U.S. Air Force E-8C Joint STARS Fleet Paying Dividends ( June 22, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Delivers First Demonstration Satellite for Space Tracking and Surveillance System ( June 22, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Built LCROSS Set to Launch June 18 ( June 18, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Sponsors St. Mary's College 2009 River Concert Series ( June 17, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Announces Winners of 2009 Engineering Scholarships ( June 17, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Huntingtown Student Wins Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholarship ( June 17, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Melbourne Student Wins Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholarship ( June 17, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- St. Mary's Ryken Student Wins Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholarship ( June 17, 2009)
  • Unique Global Hawk Capabilities Ready to Help Meet Challenges of Multiple Potential Missions ( June 16, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Enters Low-Rate Initial Production ( June 15, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Program Awarded $432 Million U.S. Navy Contract for Low-Rate Initial Production ( June 15, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Built DSP Flight 14 Celebrates 20 Years On-Orbit ( June 12, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Supports St. Mary's County Public Schools STEM Program ( June 12, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Begins Next Phase of Flight Testing ( June 10, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Demonstrates More Strong Support for Hiring Returning U.S. Veterans Under Nassau County's New Warriors to Work Program ( June 5, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Integrated Test Team Recognized for Outstanding Contributions in Aerospace Weapons System Development ( June 3, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Developed U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout Shines At Sea ( June 1, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Honored for Helping Renovate USO Downtown Center ( June 1, 2009)
• May
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes Initial MP-RTIP Radar Performance Verification Flights ( May 28, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman, Screen Actors Set USO Record for Stuffing Care Packages for Troops ( May 22, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Build CERES Sensor ( May 20, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Key NPOESS Sensor Starts Thermal Vacuum Testing ( May 19, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Wins Terahertz Contract ( May 19, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Team Completes Review of NPOESS Against Critical Design Criteria ( May 18, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Completes 1,000th Hour of Flight Testing; Program On-Track for Operational Evaluation in 2011 ( May 13, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Honors Suppliers At Annual Awards Luncheon; Top Companies Lauded as Partners in Success ( May 6, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-developed U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout Completes Second Test Period Onboard USS McInerney (FFG-8) ( May 5, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout Program Awarded Contractor Logistics Support Contract ( May 5, 2009)
• April
  • B-2 20th Anniversary Celebration Lands in Dayton ( April 30, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Delivers First Production Center Fuselage for F-35 Program ( April 30, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman's Jeff Hartlove, Airborne Laser Teammates Receive Missile Defense Agency Award for High-Energy Laser Successes ( April 29, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Completes Delivery of 44th F-5 Tiger Adversary Aircraft to United States Navy; Former Swiss-Owned F-5E Aircraft Modified for U.S. Use ( April 29, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Delivers First Operational B-2 Bomber With New Radar ( April 28, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman COBRA System Achieves Milestone C -- Ready for Low Rate Initial Production ( April 27, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Announces Bat Line of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems ( April 27, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Tom Evert Awarded NASA's Distinguished Public Service Award ( April 20, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-Led Kinetic Energy Interceptors Team Completes Booster Flight 'Pathfinder' Operations At Vandenberg Air Force Base ( April 14, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Marks 50th Anniversary of T-38 Talon First Flight ( April 13, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Tom Vice Elected Chairman of the Applied Science Center of Innovation and Excellence in Homeland Security ( April 10, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- First Flight Mirror for Northrop Grumman-built James Webb Space Telescope Completes First Series of Cryogenic Tests At NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center ( April 8, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman's B-2-Themed Motorcycle to be Featured On Season Premiere of TV Series 'American Chopper' ( April 2, 2009)
• March
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Sets New World Record for Fastest Transistor ( March 30, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Built Cryocooler Operational On Japan's Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite ( March 26, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Completes NPOESS Space Segment Critical Design Audit ( March 26, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Urges Missile Defense Focus On Early Engagement, Strategic Flexibility ( March 24, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman to Highlight `Strategic Flexibility' At AIAA's 7th Annual U.S. Missile Defense Conference ( March 19, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Scales New Heights in Electric Laser Power, Achieves 100 Kilowatts From a Solid-State Laser ( March 18, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Turkish F-35 Supplier to Northrop Grumman Delivers First Structural Assemblies ( March 18, 2009)
  • James Webb Space Telescope Sunshield Passes Preliminary Design Review, Moves Into Detailed Design Phase ( March 16, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman's Robert Burke Calls for Development of a Global Climate Change Monitoring System ( March 12, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Navy Team Exceeds Expectations During Mine-Clearing Weapon Test ( March 11, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Showcases Key Capabilities at Australian International Air Show 2009 ( March 5, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Takes Delivery of First F-35 Parts From Key Turkish Supplier ( March 5, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Employees Receive Awards for Outstanding Accomplishments ( March 4, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Selected by AFRL to Develop Wireless Spacecraft Technology ( March 3, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Delivers Payload Module Ahead of Schedule for Third Advanced EHF Military Communications Satellite ( March 2, 2009)
• February
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Ships LCROSS to NASA's Kennedy Space Center ( March 17, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Delivers Cryocooler for Advanced Baseline Imager Sensor ( February 27, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Begins Study of Electronic Warfare System of the Future ( February 23, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Receives U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout Contract Award for Third Year of Low Rate Initial Production ( February 23, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Built Laser Demonstrates Long-Duration, Lethal Lasing Onboard Airborne Laser Aircraft ( February 19, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Continues Legacy of Building Aerial Targets for the U.S. Navy With BQM-74E Contract Award ( February 18, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- NPOESS' Primary Sensor Completes Vibration Tests; First VIIRS Flight Unit On Path to Thermal Vacuum Test ( February 18, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly Dividend ( February 18, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Donates RMAX Type II Unmanned Helicopter to New Mexico State University ( February 17, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman $1 Million Gift Sparks Student Innovation At Florida Institute of Technology ( February 17, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Celebrates Engineers' Week With Education, Competition and Creativity for Southern California Students ( February 16, 2009)
  • California Community College Group to Honor Partnership Between Northrop Grumman and Antelope Valley College That Provides Job Opportunities ( February 13, 2009)
  • California Community College Group to Honor Partnership Between Northrop Grumman and Antelope Valley College That Provides Job Opportunities ( February 12, 2009)
  • $200-Plus Million Congressional Cut to E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Puts 350 U.S. Jobs At Risk ( February 6, 2009)
  • $200-Plus Million Congressional Cut to E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Puts 350 U.S. Jobs, Troops' Security At Risk ( February 6, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Cryocooler Technology Achieves New Breakthrough, Enabling Improved Data for Future Astrophysics Missions ( February 4, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Reports Fourth Quarter and 2008 Results ( February 3, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Begins MP-RTIP Radar Performance Verification Flights ( February 2, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Wins IT Services Work for Federal Aviation Administration ( February 2, 2009)
• January
  • Northrop Grumman Delivers 400th Fuselage Section for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ( January 30, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Delivers 400th Fuselage Section for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ( January 30, 2009)
  • U.S. Air Force Awards Northrop Grumman $276 Million Contract for Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Sustainment ( January 28, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Christopher Hernandez Elected Chair of Mexican American Opportunity Foundation ( January 22, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Transitions Advanced Information Management System to Increase Joint Battlefield Operation Effectiveness ( January 20, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman-Built Satellite Antenna Enables NASA's Discovery of Buried Glaciers On Mars ( January 19, 2009)
  • NASA, Northrop Grumman Unveil First Global Hawk Unmanned System for Environmental Science Research ( January 15, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Kick Starts 20th Anniversary Year for B-2 Bomber With Custom-Built Motorcycle ( January 14, 2009)
  • Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Hosts 95th Meeting of NATO's Air Force Armaments Group ( January 14, 2009)
  • Northrop Grumman Begins Testing 'Cold-Launch' System That Makes Kinetic Energy Interceptors Mobile, Global, Flexible ( January 6, 2009)

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