1 Vol. 3, No. 1 January 2011 - Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
1 Vol. 3, No. 1 January 2011 - Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
1 Vol. 3, No. 1 January 2011 - Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
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<strong>No</strong>rthrop <strong>Grumman</strong><br />
<strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Systems</strong><br />
CONTENTS<br />
Departments<br />
Leadership Message 4<br />
News Briefs, AS Makes Headlines 5<br />
Products and Program News 6<br />
Honors and Awards 16<br />
Community Service News 17<br />
greeNG/Safety/Security 18<br />
Features<br />
AP&T Looks to New Year to Build upon 2010 Success 6<br />
Under the leadership of Paul Meyer, Advanced Programs and Technology sector<br />
vice president and general manager, the division has advanced technology since its<br />
formation in 2009, continued to bring innovative solutions to customers in 2010,<br />
and will define new opportunities in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
<strong>No</strong>rthrop <strong>Grumman</strong> Marks 50 Years of E-2 Hawkeye Flight 10<br />
When <strong>No</strong>rthrop <strong>Grumman</strong>’s first E-2 Hawkeye took its maiden flight over the skies<br />
of Bethpage, N.Y., in October 1960, it began a legacy of world-class airborne early<br />
warning and command and control that has been unmatched.<br />
Fire-X Successfully Completes Unmanned Flight 15<br />
Fire-X, a new vertical unmanned air system developed by <strong>No</strong>rthrop <strong>Grumman</strong> and<br />
Bell Helicopter, flew autonomously for the first time last month at the U.S. Army’s<br />
Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.<br />
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Mary Wortman<br />
Executive Editor<br />
Chris Boyd<br />
Managing Editor<br />
Elizabeth Ruiterman<br />
Art Director<br />
Joseph P. Lanning<br />
Contributors<br />
Amy Akmal, Dianne Baumert-Moyik,<br />
Bob Bishop, Debbie Bohacs, Warren Comer,<br />
Kirsti Dunn, Adam Gross, Deborah Hawkins,<br />
Tom Henson, Carissa Kwan, John Vosilla,<br />
Susan Wetzel<br />
Cover Design<br />
Joseph P. Lanning<br />
Graphics Lead<br />
Ivette Mangual<br />
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