Northrop Grumman to provide ATC comms upgrade for India

Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems to Provide Air Traffic Control Communications Systems Upgrade for India

London (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), announced that its Europe-based subsidiary, Park Air Systems, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from Airports Authority of India to provide a range of ground-to-air communication equipment as part of their VHF upgrade programme.

"Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has a proven history of providing advanced communication equipment globally and we are looking forward to working with them to provide the upgrade of airport VHF radio systems throughout India with the same high quality service and equipment expected," said a spokesperson for Airports Authority of India.

"We will be replacing and upgrading all Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems VHF equipment currently in use at airports across India, including ground-to-air radios and VDL-2 data link software, ensuring that the latest communication equipment is in place functioning at maximum capability," said Charles Houseago, chairman of Northrop Grumman's Park Air Systems.

Under the contract, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems will be providing PAE T6 Multimode Digital Radio (MDR) transmitters and receivers with antennas together with training and spares. The PAE T6 MDR is a versatile range of software programmable radios satisfying the requirement for both analogue and digital communications within the airspace environment.

Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems, based in Peterborough, UK, and Oslo and Horten, Norway, supplies communication, navigation and surveillance systems for air-space operations worldwide. The company has been providing air traffic control and communications systems for military and civil applications in India for more than 20-years. Northrop Grumman also provides mission planning, tactical data links, battle space awareness and other C4ISR solutions. Northrop Grumman has offices across the Asia and Asia Pacific regions in Seoul, Korea; Tokyo; Taipei, Taiwan; Singapore; New Delhi; and Canberra, Australia.

Northrop Grumman opened its New Delhi office in November 2006.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $32 billion global defence and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.

SOURCE: Northrop Grumman Corporation
CONTACT: Ken Beedle of Northrop Grumman Corporation,
+44(0)207-747-1910,
+44(0)7787-174092,
Ken.beedle@euro.ngc.com
Web site: http://www.northropgrumman.com

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Northrop Grumman showcases key capabilities at India`s DefExpo 2008

London, (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight its range of key capabilities including airborne early warning and control systems, fire control radars, unmanned aerial vehicles, ships and naval systems at the DefExpo India 2008 exhibition and conference.

The exhibition and conference will take place at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 16 - 19 February. Northrop Grumman will be exhibiting at stand number 837 - N3.

"India represents one of Northrop Grumman's largest potential growth markets for defence products in Asia," said John Brooks, president Northrop Grumman International Inc. and vice-president business development for Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems sector. "Our capabilities across the company are well matched to meeting India's growing defence and aerospace requirements."

Among the exhibits on Northrop Grumman's stand will be an E-2 Hawkeye airborne warning and battle management system crew workstation and flyable cockpit simulator aimed at demonstrating maritime reconnaissance. Also highlighted will be Northrop Grumman's world-leading capabilities in advanced airborne early warning and fire control radar sensors for a variety of platform applications.

The Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle will also be featured.

Northrop Grumman is showing the LPD 17 San Antonio class amphibious transport ship, which has superior capability for India Navy requirements, and its corvette patrol frigate, developed as an affordable frigate-sized ship based on the National Security Cutter being built for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine's new generation of navigation and ship control technology, VisionMaster FT, will also be on display. VisionMaster FT provides a highly integrated fully networked suite of marine radar and electronic charting systems designed to form the backbone of the modern ship's integrated bridge.

Northrop Grumman's German subsidiary, LITEF, will also be exhibiting at DefExpo and will be displaying its navigation systems for land vehicles, sensors for weapon stabilisation, inertial guidance systems for missiles and AHRS / navigation systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $32 billion global defence and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.

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SOURCE: Northrop Grumman Corporation
CONTACT: Ken Beedle of (London),
+44 207 747 1910,
cell, +44 7787 174092,
Ken.beedle@euro.ngc.com, or
Dianne Baumert-Moyik (New York),
cell, +1-516-754-2645,
dianne.baumert-moyik@ngc.com,
both of Northrop Grumman Corporation
Web site: http://www.northropgrumman.com
http://www.northropgrumman.co.uk (NOC)

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