Northrop engineer gets Survivability Award.Thomas L. Dobrenz, an engineer at 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. Integrated Systems, received NDIA's Combat Survivability sur·viv·a·bleadj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. Award at a recent symposium in Monterey, Calif. Dobrenz was chosen for his contributions to stealth or low-observable technology. He has worked for nearly 25 years at Northrop Grumman, helping to design aircraft such as the B-2 bomber, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and X-47B combat unmanned air vehicle. The term "survivability' describes the ability of a combat aircraft to complete its mission without being detected and destroyed by the enemy. Dobrenz has worked in the field since he joined the company in 1980, shortly after graduation from Northrop University. "When he started out in the early 1980s, the very concept of stealth was highly classified, while today people expect stealth to be an inherent part of the design of any new combat aircraft," said Gary W. Erwin, vice president of Integrated Systems. In 1986, Dobrenz was promoted to technical manager of low observables and special projects. In 1991, he joined the B-2 program. From 1997 to 2001, he led the F-35 survivability team for JSF (JavaServerFaces) A standard framework of components for building rich user interfaces for Java applications. JavaServer Faces run on the server, but are displayed on the client. JSF - JavaServer Faces prime contractor Lockheed Martin. For the past three and a half years, he has directed his division's systems integration and survivability activities. NDIA NDIA National Defense Industrial Association NDIA New Doha International Airport (Qatar) LEADERSHIP NDIA Chairman of the Board Thomas M. Culligan Executive Vice President for Business Development, Raytheon NDIA Vice Chairman of the Board Tofie M. Owen Jr. Senior Vice President for Corporate Development, SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. Senior Staff Lawrence P. Farrell Jr., Lt. Gen., USAF (Ret.) President, Chief Executive Officer, and Publisher Barry D. Bates Bates , Katherine Lee 1859-1929. American educator and writer best known for her poem "America the Beautiful," written in 1893 and revised in 1904 and 1911. , Maj. Gen., USA (Ret.) Vice President, Operations James E. McInerney Jr., Maj. Gen., USAF (Ret.) Vice President, Membership & Chapters Peter M. Steffes Vice President, Government Policy Bronislaw P. Prokuski Jr., Col., USAF (Ret.) Vice President, Business Operations Secretary/Treasurer Dino Pignotti Vice President, Advertising Paul Greenberg, Maj. Gen., USA (Ret.) Vice President Emeritus Affiliates David Chesebrough AFEI AFEI Association For Enterprise Integration President Frederick L. Lewis, Rear Adm., USN (Ret.) NTSA NTSA National Training Systems Association NTSA National Tuberous Sclerosis Association NTSA National Technical Services Association NTSA National Training and Simulation Association NTSA National Traffic Safety Administration President Carolyn Becraft Women In Defense President Paul Greenberg, Maj. Gen., USA (Ret.) Executive Director Precision Strike Association William R. Usher, Maj. Gen., USAF (Ret.) President, National Correlation Working Group |
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