CANADIAN, AUSTRALIAN FIRMS GET F-35 CONTRACTS.Byline: Daily News Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. Corp. awarded contracts to Canadian and Australian firms for components that will go into the next-generation radar that the company has developed for the F-35 joint strike fighter A strike fighter is a fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking surface targets, including ships. It differs from an attack aircraft in that the aircraft remains a capable fighter. . Dy 4 Systems of Canada will supply the data processor for the AN/APG- 81 active electronically scanned array An Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA), also known as active phased array radar is a type of radar whose transmitter and receiver functions are composed of numerous small transmit/receive (T/R) modules. radar. Cablex Pty. Ltd. of Australia will provide semirigid sem·i·rig·id adj. Partly or moderately rigid. semirigid Adjective (of an airship) maintaining shape by means of a main supporting keel and internal gas pressure Adj. 1. radio frequency cables that will enable communication between the radar and other elements of the F-35's avionics. ``These awards reflect Northrop Grumman's commitment to the international defense community,'' said Bob DuBeau, vice president of Combat Avionics Systems at Northrop Grumman's Electronic Systems sector. ``We're selecting best-value suppliers based in the eight partner countries that have joined the unprecedented global effort to develop the F-35.'' The Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. F-35 joint strike fighter is a stealthy stealth·y adj. stealth·i·er, stealth·i·est Marked by or acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice. See Synonyms at secret. , supersonic multirole fighter designed to replace a wide range of aging fighter and strike aircraft, including the AV-8B Harrier, A-10, F-16, F/A-18, and the United Kingdom's Harrier GR.7 and Sea Harrier. Three versions will be made for the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps as well as other nations. Northrop Grumman is responsible for producing more than 25 percent of the F-35 weapon system. It will assemble the center fuselage in Palmdale. Lockheed Martin workers in Palmdale will also manufacture components for the plane. |
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