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  January 10, 2020 | International, Aerospace

  Northrop Grumman Continues Joint STARS Sustainment and Modification Work for US Air Force

  Melbourne, Fla. – January 9, 2020 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) received a $302 million contract from the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 1, 2019 for continued support of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS). The 2020 contract executes the Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) program for the E-8C Joint STARS fleet with Northrop Grumman as the prime systems integrator of all nine components of support and sustainment. “The capacity and technology of the Joint STARS weapon system make it unique in the multi-domain command and control arena,” said Janice Zilch, vice president, manned airborne surveillance programs, Northrop Grumman. “Northrop Grumman has delivered innovative capability to this aircraft system for more than 30 years to give the Joint Force a strategic advantage.” Joint STARS delivers real-time battle management situational awareness and wide area search essential to the warfighter through continued investment and development in its mission systems hardware and software. Joint STARS combines high fidelity wide-area moving target detection, synthetic aperture radar imagery and robust battle management systems to locate, classify and track surface targets in all weather conditions from standoff distances. The E-8C Joint STARS fleet has flown more than 150,000 hours in support of combatant commands around the globe. Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics and modernization to customers worldwide. Please visit news.northropgrumman.com and follow us on Twitter @NGCNews, for more information. View source version on Northrop Grumman: https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-continues-joint-stars-sustainment-and-modification-work-for-us-air-force

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  May 5, 2024 | International, Naval

  With Chinese warships anchoring in Cambodia, the US needs to respond

  Opinion: It’s past time for Washington to jettison its ad hoc, absent-minded approach toward Beijing’s basing pursuits.

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  April 27, 2021 | International, C4ISR

  Leonardo rachète 25,1% du radariste allemand Hensoldt AG

  Après être entré au capital de GEM Elettronica, le groupe Leonardo rachète 25,1% d'un autre radariste, l'électronicien allemand Hensoldt AG, qui participera au programme SCAF. Leonardo investira 606 millions d'euros pour entrer au capital de Hensoldt AG, soit environ 23 euros par action, ce qui lui permettra de devenir l'un des principaux actionnaires de la société allemande. L'autre principal actionnaire de Hensoldt est la banque allemande « Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau » (KfW), qui détient le même pourcentage de parts que Leonardo. La transaction doit être actée durant la deuxième moitié de 2021. Air & Cosmos du 27 avril