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NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
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portable (shoulder-launched) infrared-guided surface-to-air missiles; and the AN/APR-39, which provides rapid
identification and continuous radar threat warning for today's complex battlefields.
Navigation & Maritime Systems - delivers products and services to domestic and international defense, civil and
commercial customers supporting smart navigation, shipboard radar surveillance, ship control, machinery control
and integrated combat management systems for naval surface ships; high-resolution undersea sensors for mine
hunting, situational awareness and other applications; unmanned marine vehicles; shipboard missile and
encapsulated payload launch systems, propulsion and power generation systems, nuclear reactor instrumentation and
control and acoustic sensors for submarines and aircraft carriers; inertial navigation systems for all domains (air,
land, sea, and space); and embedded Global Positioning Systems. Key programs include the AN/SPQ-9B Anti-Ship
Missile Defense radar, which provides the US Navy’s cruisers and destroyers with situational awareness and contact
information from aircraft, cruise missiles, surface vessels and periscope detection; inertial navigation and
positioning products for a range of platforms including ships, aircraft, spacecraft and weapons systems.
In addition to the product and service lines discussed above, our Electronic Systems segment also includes an
Advanced Concepts & Technologies Division (AC&TD), which develops next-generation systems to position the
segment in key developing markets. AC&TD focuses on understanding customer mission needs; conceiving
affordable, innovative and open solutions; and demonstrating the readiness and effectiveness of Electronic Systems'
products. AC&TD focuses on the following enterprise-wide and cross cutting technology development thrust areas:
RF systems; EO/IR systems; multi-function systems; modular open systems architectural approaches and designs;
precision navigation and timing capabilities; and secure and trusted solutions.
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Information Systems, headquartered in McLean, Virginia, is a leading global provider of advanced solutions for the
DoD, national intelligence, federal civilian and state agencies, commercial and international customers. Products and
services focus on the fields of command and control (C2), communications, cybersecurity, air and missile defense,
intelligence processing, civil security, health information technology, government support systems and systems
engineering and integration.
Within C4ISR, we are a major end-to-end provider of net-enabled C2, net-enabled Battle Management,
communications and network gateway systems, mission-enabling solutions and decision superiority. Our systems
are installed in operational and command centers world-wide and across DoD services, joint commands and the
international security community. We also deliver intelligence-related systems and services to the U.S. Government
in several mission areas including Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) systems, geospatial intelligence and multi-source
intelligence data fusion.
Cybersecurity offerings span intelligence, defense, federal, civilian, state and international customers, providing
dynamic cyber defense and specialized cyber systems and services in support of critical government missions.
Applications are predominantly for high end intelligence and defense missions, but also include health, homeland
security, public safety, civil, financial and commercial applications. Most intelligence community programs are
restricted. Defense and civil cybersecurity customers include the DoD, intelligence community, Department of
Homeland Security, Centers for Disease Control and select state and international agencies.
The segment consists of four business areas: Cyber Solutions, Defense Systems, Federal & Defense Technologies,
and Intelligence Systems.
Cyber Solutions - provides cyber defense, exploitation and full spectrum solutions that address cybersecurity threats,
cyber mission management, cross function/agency cyber management and special cyber systems that target our
nation’s adversaries.
Defense Systems - is a major end-to-end provider of net-enabled C2, communications, networks and gateways,
decision support systems, command center integration, combat support systems and critical infrastructure protection
systems.
Federal & Defense Technologies - is an integrator of air and missile defense systems and a major provider of net-
enabled Battle Management C4 systems, defense enterprise information technology (IT) and civilian IT solutions.
Intelligence Systems - is focused on the delivery of intelligence-related systems and services in airborne
reconnaissance, SIGINT, geospatial and multi-source data fusion.
Key programs include the Joint National Integration Center Research and Development Contract (JRDC), which
supports the technical infrastructure, modeling and simulation, test and evaluation, and management of the Missile
Defense Agency network at multiple sites; the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN), a high-altitude,