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Litton Industries gets contracts for anti-drug, computer systems.


Litton Industries Named after inventor Charles Litton Sr., Litton Industries was a large defense contractor in the United States, bought by the Northrop Grumman Corporation in 2001.  gets contracts for anti-drug, computer systems

BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities.  -- Litton Industries has been awarded two new contracts, one by the U.S. Customs Service to support its drug enforcement program, and the other by a General Motors' affiliate in England to automate its material handling and control systems.

The open-ended contract with the U.S. Customs Service is for production of laser gyro aircraft inertial navigation systems Noun 1. inertial navigation system - a system to control a plane or spacecraft; uses inertial forces
inertial guidance system

robot pilot, automatic pilot, autopilot - a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady
.

The contract with Vauxhall Motors
For information about the football team see Vauxhall Motors F.C.


Vauxhall Motors is a UK car company. It is a subsidiary of General Motors.
 is valued at $17 million for work at the company's parts distribution warehouse in Luton, England.
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Title Annotation:Around Los Angeles County
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Date:Dec 10, 1990
Words:89
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