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6 hrs ago | Myrtle Beach Online

Va. firm wins $27 million Navy contract

A Fairfax County company has won a nearly $27 million contract to provide engineering and technical support for the U.S. Navy's navigation systems in the United States and abroad.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, US News, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Education

14 hrs ago | Star Tribune

Northrop Grumman gets $3.3M Air Force contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. received a $3.3 million contract from the Air Force to provide support services for the A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft, the company said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, US Military, US News, US Air Force

22 hrs ago | GlobeNewswire

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Long Island Employees Spend Day...

Northrop Grumman Corporation employees, who spend their workdays designing some of the most advanced weaponry for our Sailors, Soldiers, Marines and Airmen, gave their Saturday, Nov.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, US Military, US Marine Corps, Nassau, NY, Bethpage, NY

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Messenger

Northrop taking steps to keep carrier on budget

Northrop Grumman Corp , mindful of cost overruns and delays on shipbuilding programs, says it is working hard with the U.S. Navy to keep costs in check on the newest U.S. aircraft carrier.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, US Military, US Navy

Miami Herald

Northrop Grumman gets $15.6M Navy deal

Northrop Grumman Corp. received a $15.6 million contract boost from the Navy to provide aircraft data management services on the E-2D Hawkeye, the Pentagon said late Monday.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Bethpage, NY

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Northrop Grumman gets Homeland Security contract

Northrop Grumman Corp. said Tuesday it won a $46 million contract to provide communication help to U.S. immigration and customs enforcement.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Technical Services, Sterling, VA, Arlington, VA

ABC News

Navy Secretary Mabus to Appear on 'NCIS' Episode

FILE - In this Thursday Oct. 8, 2009 picture, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks during a news... FILE - In this Thursday Oct.

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Related Topix: NCIS, Action TV, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Biloxi Metro, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving

Mon Nov 09, 2009

GlobeNewswire

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman Celebrates Opening of New High-Tech Facility in Slidell, La.

SLIDELL, La., Nov. 9, 2009 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its new high-tech geospatial facility today in Slidell, La., as part of the Eastern Louisiana Consolidation Project, continuing the company's strong presence in the state.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Bobby Jindal, Republican, US House of Representatives, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Slidell, LA

Earth Times

Investor Group to Partner with Management to Transition TASC Inc. into an Independent Company

GREENWICH, Conn. and NEW YORK, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- An investor group led by General Atlantic LLC and affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

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Related Topix: Startups, General Atlantic, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Bloomberg

Northrop's Unit Sale to KKR, General Atlantic Shows Buyout Firms Return

KKR & Co. and General Atlantic LLC agreed to pay $1.65 billion for a government-consulting unit that Northrop Grumman Corp.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Startups, General Atlantic, Arlington, VA, Chantilly, VA

SOA World Magazine

Northrop Grumman to Sell Its Advisory Services ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to sell TASC, Inc., its advisory services business, for $1.65 billion in cash to an investor group led by General Atlantic LLC and affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

TechTarget

How Virginia's new CIO is fixing the state's IT outsourcing problems

The state of Virginia's $2 billion IT outsourcing deal with security firm Northrop Grumman Corp.

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Related Topix: Outsourcing, CIO News, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Arlington, VA, Beverages, PepsiCo

Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Mississippi Press

Coast Guard takes delivery of Northrop-built cutter

PASCAGOULA The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday accepted delivery of the Waesche, the second of the new Legend-class of National Security cutters built at the company's Pascagoula shipyard.

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Related Topix: US Coast Guard, US Military, US News, Manufacturing, Pascagoula, MS, Aerospace-Defense

Fri Nov 06, 2009

GlobeNewswire

Northrop Grumman Continues Pursuit of Electronic Warfare Program

Northrop Grumman Corporation has submitted its proposal for the Technology Maturation phase in the U.S. Navy's competition to develop and field the Next Generation Jammer .

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, US Military, US Navy

Washington Technology

Northrop to develop Web informatics center for virus research

A team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. will help the National Institutes of Health develop a Web site devoted to virus and infectious disease research under a $16 million contract, the company announced today.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Texas

Thu Nov 05, 2009

GlobeNewswire

Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman-built LCROSS Satellite Wins 2009...

The Northrop Grumman Corporation -built Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite has been awarded the 2009 Aviation Week Program Excellence Award in the System Level Production/Sustainment category.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Science / Technology, Space, NASA

GlobeNewswire

National Institutes of Health Award Northrop Grumman Bioinformatics Resource Centers Contract

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a follow-on contract by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to create a resource that supports research of pathogenic viruses and that will lead to new medical treatments and preventive measures for humans.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Biotech, Science / Technology, Bioinformatics, Science, Medicine, Healthcare Industry

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Motley Fool

Addled Admiral Builds a Robot Navy

Think the U.S. military is conservative? All strait-laced, polished brass, and spit-shined? Well, think again -- and allow me to introduce you to U.S. Navy Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations and a four-star wild and crazy guy.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy, Robots, Science / Technology, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Topeka Capital-Journal

Officials keep up tanker fight

Kansas officials are keeping an eye on the bidding for the next generation of Air Force refueling tankers.

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Related Topix: US Military, US News, US Air Force, Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense, Wichita, KS, US National Guard

DefenceTalk News

Northrop Begins Production on First International F-35 JSF

PALMDALE, ca: Northrop Grumman Corporation has begun producing the center fuselage for the first international F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, an F-35B short take off, vertical landing variant for the United Kingdom designated BK-1. The center fuselage is the core structure around which the F-35 aircraft is built.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Aerospace-Defense

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