CANBERRA, Australia,
Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight a range of
its key capabilities and programmes at the Australian International
Air Show, including unmanned aircraft systems; intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); radars and sensor systems;
and infrared countermeasures.
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The air show takes place at Avalon Airport, Geelong,
Australia, Feb. 26-March 3. Northrop Grumman's exhibit in
the U.S. pavilion is at 3C 12 in Hall C and the company's business
centre is located on the flight line at N11. In addition, a
full-scale Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS) model can be seen
in the outside display area at EN-E3.
"Northrop Grumman is committed to providing affordable
capabilities in C4ISR, unmanned systems, cybersecurity and
logistics that will allow the Australian Defence Force to carry out
vital operations in country and overseas," said David Perry, corporate vice president and chief
global business development officer, Northrop Grumman. "We have a
well-established presence in Australia, and continue to build broad
partnerships with industry and educational institutions to help us
grow a strong defence and security enterprise. The Australian
International Air Show provides us with an excellent opportunity to
showcase the breadth of our capabilities and our industry
leadership."
Northrop Grumman's airborne surveillance capability will be
highlighted with models of the Triton UAS and Fire Scout unmanned
helicopter display.
"Triton is an ideal high-altitude unmanned aircraft system for
Australia. The system can fly
missions for 24 hours at altitudes of more than 10 miles, allowing
the system to cover vast areas of ocean and coastal regions. It is
also an ideal national security asset, capable of performing a wide
array of civilian roles, such as responding to natural disasters,
bushfires, environmental monitoring and drug interdiction in
addition to its considerable military capabilities," said
Perry.
Triton is a derivative of the combat-proven Global Hawk unmanned
aircraft for maritime surveillance. Its unique suite of sensors
allows the multimission ISR system to provide a continuous
on-station presence for some of the most demanding surveillance
missions. The system's radar, known as the Multi-Function Active
Sensor, allows the Triton to monitor a full 360-degree field of
view – spotlighting a geographic area of interest for longer
periods to increase the system's capability to detect smaller
targets.
Fire Scout is designed to accommodate a variety of sensor
payloads to provide unprecedented situational awareness and
precision targeting support. The system is deployed on U.S. Navy
frigates and in Afghanistan
providing ISR to maritime and ground commanders.
Northrop Grumman will also highlight its work as a principal
member of the Lockheed Martin-led F-35 Lightning II industry team.
The company performs a significant share of the work required to
develop and produce the aircraft. In addition to producing the F-35
centre fuselage, Northrop Grumman also designed and produces the
aircraft's radar and other key avionics, including the
electro-optical distributed aperture system (DAS) and
communications subsystems.
The AN/AAQ-37 DAS is a high-resolution, omnidirectional infrared
sensor system that provides advanced spherical situational
awareness capability, including missile and aircraft detection,
track and warning capabilities for the F-35. Imagery is provided to
cockpit displays and to the F-35 pilot's helmet-mounted display
system for night navigation.
Northrop Grumman also develops mission systems and mission
planning software for the aircraft; leads the team's development of
pilot and maintenance training system courseware; and manages the
team's use, support and maintenance of low-observable
technologies.
Also on display will be the APR-39, which acts as a radar
warning receiver and a controller for an aircraft's electronic
warfare survivability suite, capable of integrating with and
displaying data from a wide variety of sensors. APR-39 provides
rapid identification and continuous 360-degree threat warning.
Highlighted in the exhibit will be Northrop Grumman's role in
the EA-18G Growler airborne electronic attack aircraft, a
derivative of the combat-proven, two-seat F/A-18 Hornet. Northrop
Grumman is the principal subcontractor and is responsible for
design and production of the shipset – the centre/aft fuselage
section, twin vertical tails and all associated subsystems – for
the single-seat F/A-18E, the two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet, as well
as for the EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft.
Other programmes available for viewing will be large aircraft
infrared countermeasures (LAIRCM) for transport and refueling
aircraft. The LAIRCM system is an active countermeasure that
defeats the threat missile guidance system by directing a
high-intensity modulated laser beam into the missile seeker. In
addition, the LAIRCM system automatically counters advanced
infrared missile systems with no action required by the crew. The
pilot is simply informed that a threat missile was detected and
jammed.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber security, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to
government and commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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