Northrop Grumman Wins $61.8 Million Navy Contract To Develop Next-Generation Aircraft Launch System.Business Editors SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1999 Northrop Grumman Corp.'s (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NOC) Marine Systems business unit has been awarded a $61.8 million contract by the U.S. Navy to develop an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is a system under development by the United States Navy to launch aircraft from carriers using a linear motor drive instead of steam pistons, used in conventional aircraft catapults. (EMALS EMALS Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System ) to replace existing aircraft carrier steam catapults. EMALS stores energy from the ship service distribution system and then releases that energy to launch aircraft using a nominal 330-foot linear motor or catapult. Compared with existing Navy steam catapults, EMALS is expected to significantly improve performance and capability, including the ability to launch unmanned aerial vehicles
The multiple award, cost-plus-award-fee contract is for the program definition and risk reduction (PDRR PDRR Program Definition and Risk Reduction (formerly Advanced Development) PDRR Preliminary Draft Revision of Recommendation (International Telecommunication Union) PDRR Priority Deficit Round-Robin ) phase of the Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). (NAVAIR NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command ) EMALS program. A full-scale, reduced-length, fully integrated prototype system will be developed during the 48-month PDRR phase. Northrop Grumman leads a team composed of Westinghouse Government Services Group's Electro-Mechanical Division, Cheswick, Pa.; M. Rosenblatt & Son, New York; and NDI NDI National Death Index, see there Engineering Co., Thorofare, N.J. "Our team's 30-plus years' of aircraft, machinery, electromagnetics, power conversion, catapult operations and Naval architecture experience provides significant benefits to the Navy," said Jim Hupton, vice president, Northrop Grumman Marine Systems. "As a result, we have every confidence that our EMALS team will meet or exceed the Navy's performance, reliability, manning, maintenance and total ownership cost goals." The PDRR phase will culminate in a land-based demonstration of EMALS hardware in the third quarter of 2003. Engineering and manufacturing development will follow, when a tactical, militarized mil·i·ta·rize tr.v. mil·i·ta·rized, mil·i·ta·riz·ing, mil·i·ta·riz·es 1. To equip or train for war. 2. To imbue with militarism. 3. To adopt for use by or in the military. system will be developed and tested. The final production phase calls for the manufacture and installation aboard the CVNX-1, the Navy's next-generation carrier. CVNX-1 is currently under development and is slated for authorization in the Navy's 2006 budget. Marine Systems is a unit of Northrop Grumman's Electronic Sensors and Systems Sector (ES3) with headquarters in Baltimore. ES3 is a leading designer, systems integrator and manufacturer of defense electronics and systems, airspace management systems, marine systems, precision weapons, space systems, and automation and information systems. Northrop Grumman Corp., with headquarters in Los Angeles, is a leading designer, systems integrator and manufacturer of military surveillance and combat aircraft, defense electronics and systems, airspace management systems, information systems, marine systems, precision weapons, space systems, and commercial and military aerostructures. Note to Editors: Learn more about Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman news releases, product information, photos and video clips are available on the Internet at: http://www.northrop-grumman.com/ Get Northrop Grumman news by email: Members of the news media may receive the company's news releases via email by contacting gaarre@mail.northgrum.com. |
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