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  Northrop Corporation
Northrop had no desire to return to the Midwest, so he exercised a clause in his contract and quit UATC rather than relocate.
Northrop had resigned from Douglas on January 1, 1938, and left the business a bitter man, declaring that he was done with the aircraft industry.
Northrop finally had the financial resources and facilities to enable him to pursue his interest in research and development and more specifically, in the flying wing.
www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/Aerospace/Northrop/Aero40.htm   (1545 words)

  
  Northrop Corporation
The first was the Avion Corporation in 1927, which was absorbed in 1929 by the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation[?] as a subsidiary named "Northrop Aviation Corporation".
However, labor difficulties led to the dissolution of the corporation by Douglas in 1937, and the plant became the El Segundo Division of Douglas Aircraft.
Northrop still wanted his own company, and so in 1939 established the "Northrop Corporation" that lasted until 1994.
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 NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION, successor in interest to
Northrop asserted that in accordance with paragraph G of the contract modification, NASA was required to transfer the balance of the separate pool into the basic pool in calculating the final payment under the contract.
Northrop argues that it is entitled to a percentage of the separate pool, asserting that the contract was structured so that Northrop was eligible to earn the entire 8.5% fee (assuming perfect performance) which was split between the basic and the separate pools.
We agree with Northrop that under the only reasonable interpretation of the contract as a whole, the funds in the separate pool were to be transferred to the basic pool in the event of either scheduled or early termination.
www.nasawatch.com /sseic/02.26.98.sseic.reversal.html   (3119 words)

  
 Northrop XP-56
The experimental Northrop XP-56 flying wing fighter of 1943 was one of the most unusual fighter aircraft to be evolved by any of the combatants during World War II.
The Northrop Corporation was also responsible for the 3A monoplane fighter of 1935 and for the A-17 attack plane of 1935/36.
Northrop was also responsible for the BT-1 attack bomber, which was to evolve into the famous SBD Dauntless of World War II fame.
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Northrop asserts that the charts which Allison saw at GE were not significant to Allison because of the fact that they showed the pressure levels that the EEL would experience but that the charts indicated that the EEL might be operated in over expanded or under expanded conditions.
Northrop was later notified that Allison had met with its attorneys and concluded that it had grounds for a claim against the cost overruns.
Specifically, Northrop argues that Allison failed to prove that Northrop was aware that it possessed superior knowledge as it related to Allison's contract performance, or that Northrop knew the Fluidyne pressure data was not known or reasonably accessible to Allison.
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 WebWire® | Northrop Grumman to Produce More Airborne Electronic Attack Systems
Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Systems sector is the prime contractor for the EA-6B Prowler ICAP III system and will perform services under this contract at its Bethpage facility.
Northrop Grumman’s Electronic Systems sector manufactures the ALQ-218 receiver subsystem in Baltimore, Md. ALQ-218 and the sophisticated algorithms developed to make ICAP III selective-reactive jamming and geolocation capabilities possible are the primary new features in ICAP III Prowlers.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense company headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. Northrop Grumman provides technologically advanced, innovative products, services and solutions in systems integration, defense electronics, information technology, advanced aircraft, shipbuilding and space technology.
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 Northrop Grumman - July 20, 1969 - Apollo 11 Anniversary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Years later, as the breathtaking success of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission is remembered and celebrated, several heritage companies of today’s Northrop Grumman are recognized for the vital roles they played in the achievement.
Between 1969 and 1972, six Grumman lunar modules carried 12 astronauts to and from the surface of the moon and one – Aquarius – served as a lifeboat for three astronauts during the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission.
Today, Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global defense company headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. Northrop Grumman provides a broad array of technologically advanced, innovative products, services and solutions in systems integration, defense electronics, information technology, advanced aircraft, shipbuilding, and space technology.
www.grumman.com /news/072004_moon_anniv.html   (741 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman, Military Aircraft Systems Division - El Segundo, CA:Survey Summary
As the principal subcontractor to Boeing (formerly McDonnell Douglas), Northrop Grumman produces the center and aft fuselage sections; the twin vertical stabilizers; and all associated subsystems for the U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter.
Through numerous initiatives, Northrop Grumman promotes employee communication, involvement, and awareness; provides new directions training to retain an experienced workforce; and ensures that the division continues to be good stewards of the community and a leader in the environmental management arena.
By employing fundamental principles, Northrop Grumman has achieved creative vision, competitive technology, environmental management, and financial advantages necessary to ensure a bright future and strengthen the company’s position to compete in the 21st Century.
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 NORTHROP'S ROACH DRY LAKE SITE
The Northrop Corporation was responsible for the famous Gamma and Delta commercial monoplanes that were so successful during the 1930s.
Northrop used magnesium because at that time national aluminum reserves were thought to be too small to meet current and future demands.
Northrop proposed to use the new and untried Pratt and Whitney X-1800-A3G (H-2600) liquid-cooled engine, mounted behind the pilot's cockpit and driving a pair of contra-rotating pusher propeller.
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 Northrop Grumman > NGST > Capabilities > Missile Defense > Airborne Laser (ABL)
Northrop Grumman is a member of a team selected by the U.S. Air Force to develop and demonstrate a revolutionary new system-Airborne Laser (ABL).
Northrop Grumman is designing and developing the system's Chemical Oxygen Iodine Laser (COIL) and the Beacon Illuminator Laser (BILL).
Northrop Grumman produced the world's first high energy chemical laser and the nation's only megawatt class chemical lasers, MIRACL and Alpha.
www.st.northropgrumman.com /capabilities/missile_defense/abl.html   (305 words)

  
 Northrop Makes Pitch for Storm Aid - New York Times
But Northrop's effort is emerging as a test case of whether such a large company should receive extra help from taxpayers or bear its financial difficulties on its own.
Northrop executives say the company needs the money to cover cost overruns on Navy shipbuilding contracts that its insurer is refusing to pay.
Northrop executives have said that if they prevail in court and receive money from their insurer, they will repay the government.
www.nytimes.com /2006/05/10/business/10northrop.html?ex=1304913600&en=dc90f015cc4084d0&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss   (956 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems creates C4I radar systems for air defense, and Airspace Management radar systems air traffic control.
A merger between Northrop Grumman and competitor Lockheed Martin was not approved by the U.S. government in 1998, slowing the consolidation of the defense industry.
And in 2002, Northrop Grumman acquired the majority of TRW, with their sole interest in their space systems and laser systems manufacturing.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Northrop_Grumman_Corporation   (1699 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman - Our Heritage
Acquired by Northrop Corporation; today it is part of the Integrated Systems and Information Technology sectors
Fibersense Technology Corporation (2002) — Designer and manufacturer of precision fiber optic gyroscopes, inertial measurement units, and sensor components for missile, aircraft, sea, and land applications; today it is part of the Electronic Systems sector
The Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing, a futuristic experimental jet bomber, was designed by Jack Northrop in the late 1940s and was the precursor for the design of the B-2 Stealth Bomber.
www.northropgrumman.com /heritage/index.html   (3160 words)

  
 Grumman Corporation (Now Northrop Grumman Corporation)
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop.
Northrop Grumman is credited with sponsoring educational programs and donating thousands of dollars to various charities.
Northrop Grumman paid $111.2 million to settle that suit out of court.[16] Northrop Grumman also landed a $48 million contract to train the New Iraqi Army, a job that many have complained has been poorly managed.
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 Northrop Grumman Completes Acquisition of Mannesmann Dematic Postal Automation S.A. Business;
Northrop Grumman Automation & Information Systems has been providing automation design, equipment fabrication, field deployment, and logistics support to the USPS for more than 11 years.
Northrop Grumman's ES3 is a leading designer, systems integrator and manufacturer of defense electronics and systems, airspace management systems, marine systems, precision weapons, space systems, logistics services, and automation and information systems.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $15 billion, global aerospace and defense company with its worldwide headquarters in Los Angeles.
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 Northrop Grumman - Capitol Source
Northrop Grumman has a presence in all Homeland Security mission agencies and activities.
Northrop Grumman is a leading producer of unmanned systems for the U.S. military with a portfolio that spans a broad spectrum of capabilities.
Northrop Grumman's Analysis Center is a small, corporate "think tank" charged with broad-ranging analyses of defense policy, military threats, industry competitors, military doctrine, operational concepts, and present and future business opportunities.
www.capitolsource.northropgrumman.com   (121 words)

  
 Windfalls of War - The Center for Public Integrity
Vinnell was a subsidiary of TRW Inc., until 2002, when Northrop Grumman Corp.—the second-largest defense contractor in the United States—acquired TRW Inc. Vinnell Corp. is part of Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems division.
Northrop Grumman, the current parent company, had nearly 4,000 contracts worth close to $42.5 billion from 1990 through 2002.
Donald C. Winter, corporate vice president of Vinnell's parent company Northrop Grumman and president of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, was program manager for space acquisition, tracking, and pointing programs with the Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) from 1980 to 1982.
www.publicintegrity.org /wow/bio.aspx?act=pro&ddlC=64   (1028 words)

  
 John K. Northrop
Northrop's work came on a Sunday in 1932 when, in a hanger near Mines Field (now LAX), I first saw Frank Hawks' new plane, a beautiful silver bird with a red fire chief's hat on the side.
Northrop also laid out the basic design and configuration of the Air Express and Sirius.
Mr Northrop felt the Alpha was his most important and far reaching contribution to aviation, a view shared my many.
www.slonet.org /~mhd/Passions/Northrop/northrop.htm   (489 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Avondale Operations is a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and part of the corporation's Ship Systems (NGSS) sector.
NGSS, which currently employs more than 17,000 shipbuilding professionals, primarily in Louisiana and Mississippi, is one of the nation's leading full service systems companies for the design, engineering, construction, and life cycle support of major surface ships for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and international navies, and for commercial vessels of all types.
The facility is located on a 125 acre waterfront tract, and has over 350,000 square feet of enclosed manufacturing area including over 150,000 square feet of climate controlled area.
www.ss.northropgrumman.com /company/avondale.html   (923 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman News
Northrop Grumman Threatens to Withdraw US Air Tanker Bid...
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems and striking workers at its Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula have not had any official contacts, both sides say.
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2007 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation is serving as the 2007 Industry Partner to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for the 5th Annual U.S. Missile Defense Conference...
www.topix.net /com/noc   (743 words)

  
 [Proposed] Final Judgment : U.S. v. Northrop Grumman Corporation and TRW Inc.
B. "TRW" means defendant TRW Inc., an Ohio corporation with its headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio, its successors and assigns, and its subsidiaries, divisions, groups, affiliates, partnerships and joint ventures, and their directors, officers, managers, agents, and employees.
L. "Northrop Satellite Prime Business" means that portion of Northrop, or the TRW entity acquired by Northrop, that is engaged in the Satellite Systems integration business, including the research, development, manufacture, or sale of Satellite Systems or otherwise conducting business as a Satellite Systems integrator, and that performs contracts directly for the United States government.
When Northrop is the Prime Contractor for a United States Government Satellite Program, if it has decided to select a Northrop Payload, it shall seek the prior approval of the Compliance Officer and fully explain the reasons for the proposed source selection.
www.usdoj.gov /atr/cases/f200600/200637.htm   (2988 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman Corporation - Mission Systems - Essex - Information Assurance
Essex Corporation including Windermere is now part of Northrop Grumman as a result of this acquisition.
Essex will be integrated into Northrop Grumman's Mission Systems sector headquartered in Reston, Va. Information about Northrop Grumman businesses can be accessed at www.northropgrumman.com.
On January 25, 2007 Essex Corporation was acquired by Northrop Grumman corporation.
iw.windermeregroup.com   (493 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman Newport News | Building the USS Monitor Replica
Northrop Grumman Corporation partnered with the Mariners' Museum, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) and the U.S. Navy to christen the full-scale replica of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor on June 11, 2006.
More than 100 Northrop Grumman Newport News employees were involved with the design and construction of the 173-foot-long replica.
Apprentices from the sector's Apprentice School built it in 22 steel sections using data provided by engineers from the CVN 21 aircraft carrier program.
www.nn.northropgrumman.com /USSMonitor   (86 words)

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