Monthly Archive: Novembre 2021

TYNDALL AFB, Fla. — Airmen, Sailors and Department of Defense contractors and civilians participated in exercise Checkered Flag 22-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Nov. 8-19.

Checkered Flag, hosted by the 325th Fighter Wing, is one of the DoD’s largest air-to-air exercises. It serves to integrate f…

The Department of Defense (DOD) defines a precision-guided munition (PGM) as a “guided weapon intended to destroy a point target and minimize collateral damage.” This includes air- and ship-launched missiles, multiple launched rockets, and guided bombs. PGMs typically use the global positioning syst…

CANBERRA — Northrop Grumman Australia has announced L3Harris Technologies has joined the growing team of experienced satellite communications providers working to deliver the Commonwealth the sovereign capability solution for JP9102, the Australian Defence Force’s Satellite Communication System pr…

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Space Force conducted the system level Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) Block 0 space program. This marks another significant step toward the first NGG satellite launc…

XANTHI, Greece — Heat and dust fill the air as the earth yields under 125 tons of steel and armor, engines roar to life and tank tracks begin to pulverize the ground beneath them. The Leopard A2 and M1 Abrams tanks are on the prowl.

Working in tandem with mechanized infantry, helicopters and ar…

SAN DIEGO — Northrop Grumman Corporation recently demonstrated open architecture, in-flight connectivity capabilities for vertical lift platforms that will help the U.S. Army realize its vision for Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). The demonstration featured the company’s Mini-Communications, Navigat…