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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
GLOSSARY OF PROGRAMS
Listed below are brief descriptions of the programs discussed in Segment Operating Results of this Form 10-K.
Program Name Program Description
Advanced Extremely High
Frequency (AEHF)
Provide the communication payload for the nation’s next generation military
strategic and tactical satellite relay systems that will deliver survivable,
protected communications to U.S. forces and selected allies worldwide.
Africa Contingency
Operations Training &
Assistance (ACOTA)
Provide peacekeeping training to militaries in African nations via the
Department of State. The program is designed to improve the ability of
African governments to respond quickly to crises by providing selected
militaries with the training and equipment required to execute humanitarian
or peace support operations.
Armed Forces Health
Longitudinal Technology
Application (AHLTA)
An enterprise-wide medical and dental clinical information system that
provides secure online access to health records.
B-2 Stealth Bomber Maintain and upgrade the fleet of strategic, long-range multi-role bomber
with war-fighting capability that combines long range, large payload, all-aspect
stealth, and near-precision weapons in one aircraft.
Battlefield Airborne
Communications Node (BACN)
Install the BACN system in three Bombardier BD-700 Global Express aircraft
for immediate fielding and install the BACN system into two Global Hawk
Block 20 unmanned aerial vehicles.
Broad Area Maritime
Surveillance (BAMS)
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
A maritime derivative of the Global Hawk that provides persistent maritime
ISR data collection and dissemination capability to the Maritime Patrol and
Reconnaissance Force.
Cobra Judy The Cobra Judy Replacement program will replace the current U.S. Naval
Ship (USNS) Observation Island and its aged AN/SPQ-11 Cobra Judy
ballistic missile tracking radar. Northrop Grumman will provide the S-band
phased-array radar for use in technical data collection against ballistic missiles
in flight.
C-20 Contractor Logistics Services contract supporting the U.S. Air Force, Army,
Navy and Marine Corps C-20 aircraft including depot maintenance,
contractor operational and maintained base supply, flight line maintenance and
field team support at multiple main operating bases, located in the United
States and overseas.
County of San Diego IT
Outsourcing
Provide high-level IT consulting and services to San Diego County including
data center, help desk, desktop, network, applications and cross-functional
services.
Defense Weather Satellite
System (DWSS)
Design, develop, integrate, test and operate two satellites with sensors that will
provide global and regional weather and environmental data for the DoD.
EA-6B The EA-6B (Prowler) primary mission is to jam enemy radar and
communications, thereby preventing them from directing hostile surface-to-
air missiles at assets the Prowler protects. When equipped with the improved
ALQ-218 receiver and the next generation ICAP III (Improved Capability)
Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA) suite the Prowler is able to provide rapid
detection, precise classification, and highly accurate geolocation of electronic
emissions and counter modern, frequency-hopping radars.
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