$5 million contract given to Northrop.$5 million contract given to Northrop Nor·throp , John Howard 1891-1987. American biochemist. He shared a 1946 Nobel Prize for discovering methods of producing pure enzymes and virus proteins. The electronics systems division of Century City-based Northrop Corp. was awarded a $5 million contract by the U.S. Army to manufacture a sensor A device that measures or detects a real-world condition, such as motion, heat or light and converts the condition into an analog or digital representation. An optical sensor detects the intensity or brightness of light, or the intensity of red, green and blue for color systems. system that helps helicopters avoid obstacles while flying at low altitudes, the company said. The laser radar laser radar n. See lidar. , data processor and cockpit This article is about the flight deck of an aircraft. For other uses, see Cockpit (disambiguation). A cockpit is the area usually nearer the front of a piloted aircraft from which a pilot controls the aircraft. display that will be part of a system that will enable pilots flying during the day or night to bypass man-made and natural barriers encountered during low-altitude flights, Northrop said. The Northrop division is located in Hawthorne. |
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