MEDIA ADVISORY, May 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation
will participate in a series of media briefings during the 2009 Paris Air Show
held at Le Bourget, France. The company will have a wide variety of its
programs and capabilities on display including unmanned aerial vehicles,
electronic warfare systems and its airborne early warning and control
platforms.
Detailed information on each briefing is available from the listed media
contact below. Requests for general information on Northrop Grumman and the
company's overall activities should be directed to Ken Beedle, Director
International Communications, Northrop Grumman, ken.beedle@euro.ngc.com; +44
207 747 1910 (office); + 44 7787 174092 (mobile)
What: Northrop Grumman Media Briefings
When: See specific times below. All times local
Where: Northrop Grumman Corporation Media Center A420-421
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Date Topic Speaker(s) Media Contact
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Mon. Unmanned
June 15, Systems -
9-10 a.m. Northrop Gene Fraser, Nathan Drevna
Grumman is the vice president nathan.drevna@ngc.com
leader in and deputy, (571) 286-8440
unmanned Strike and
systems - in Surveillance
the air, on the Systems
ground, on the Division,
sea and under Northrop
the sea - and Grumman
will discuss Aerospace
new develop- Systems
ments in its
portfolio of
programs
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Mon. F-35 Sensor Mark Gaertner, Katie Lamb-Heinz
June 15, Systems: The director of katie.lamb@ngc.com
10-11 Worldwide Business (847) 815-0755
a.m. Fighter - The Development
game-changing Aerospace
capabilities of Systems
the AN/APG-81 Division,
AESA and Northrop
Distributed Grumman
Aperture System Electronic
will be Systems
featured in
this briefing
that will
explore how the
F-35's sensor
capabilities
benefit coali-
tion inter-
operability
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Mon. U.S. Air Force Paul Meyer, Nathan Drevna
June 15, Tanker Update - sector vice nathan.drevna@ngc.com
11 a.m. - KC-45 indus- president, Air (571) 286-8440
Noon trial team Mobility
leader Northrop Systems,
Grumman will Northrop
provide a Grumman
status update Aerospace
on the U.S. Air Systems
Force KC-135
tanker replace-
ment program
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Mon. STARLite: Jack Pledger, Katie Lamb-Heinz
June 15, Advanced Radar director of katie.lamb@ngc.com
1-2 p.m. Capability for IRCM Business (847) 815-0755
UAVs - A review Development,
of this break- Defensive
through Systems
advanced radar Division,
capability now Northrop
available in a Grumman
less than Electronic
80-pound Systems
package for
tactical
unmanned and
light fixed-
and rotary-wing
manned air
vehicles
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Tue. Global Hawk Ed Walby, Dianne Baumert-Moyik
June 16, Update - Global director, dianne.baumert-moyik@ngc.com
9-10 a.m. Hawk recently Business (516) 754-2645
logged its Development,
30,000th flight High Altitude,
hour of which Long-Endurance
more than Systems,
22,600 hours Northrop
were flown in Grumman
combat with 97 Aerospace
percent mission Systems
effectiveness,
providing
customers with
real-time,
persistent,
reliable and
flexible
intelligence,
surveillance
and reconnais-
sance. This
overview will
cover these and
other recent
developments
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Tue. NATO Alliance Matt Copija, Dianne Baumert-Moyik
June 16, Ground Surveil- director, NATO dianne.baumert-moyik@ngc.com
10-11 lance - The Alliance (516) 754-2645
a.m. airborne Ground
element of the Surveillance
NATO AGS system program,
is based on the Northrop
Block 40 Global Grumman
Hawk unmanned Aerospace
aircraft with a Systems
Multi-Platform
Radar Techno-
logy Insertion
Program sensor.
It was devel-
oped to permit
a network-
centric
approach
capable of
performing NATO
missions inde-
pendently
during
peacetime or
early crisis.
This briefing
will provide a
program status
update and
discuss how the
AGS system
provides real-
time data,
intelligence
and target
identification
to NATO users
within and
beyond line
of site
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Tue. Banshee Elec- Mark Gaertner, Katie Lamb-Heinz
June 16, tronic Warfare director of katie.lamb@ngc.com
11 a.m. - Systems - How Business (847) 815-0755
Noon Northrop Development,
Grumman leads Aerospace
the way in pro- Systems Divi-
viding custom sion, Northrop
electronic war- Grumman
fare solutions Electronic
based upon Systems
digital, scal-
able, modular
design which
allows smooth
retro and
forward inte-
gration with
other advanced
sensors
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Tue. Fire Scout Mike Fuqua, Nathan Drevna
June 16, Overview & manager, nathan.drevna@ngc.com
1-2 p.m. Program Update Business (571) 286-8440
- An update on Development,
the U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire
MQ-8B Fire Scout Program,
Scout Vertical Northrop
Takeoff and Grumman
Landing Tacti- Aerospace
cal UAV system, Systems
which has
landed on the
USS McInerney
and is nearing
Operational
Evaluation and
first deploy-
ment
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Wed. Scalable Agile Mark Gaertner, Katie Lamb-Heinz
June 17, Beam Radar - A director of katie.lamb@ngc.com
9-10 a.m. look at how Business (847) 815-0755
SABR changes Development,
the afford- Aerospace
ability and Systems
accessibility Division,
of AESA tech- Northrop
nology for Grumman
customers Electronic
seeking greater Systems
capability,
without the
cost of
purchasing a
fifth-
generation
fighter, and a
program update
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Wed. Broad Area Carl Johnson, Dianne Baumert-Moyik
June 17, Maritime vice president dianne.baumert-moyik@ngc.com
10-11 Surveillance of Programs - (516) 754-2645
a.m. Unmanned Air- Broad Area
craft System - Maritime
An update and Surveillance
overview of the Unmanned
U.S. Navy's Aircraft
BAMS UAS, an System
essential com- program,
ponent of the Northrop
Navy's inte- Grumman
grated maritime Aerospace
patrol concept. Systems
This briefing
will examine
the various
BAMS UAS
missions
including:
large-scale
combat opera-
tions, counter-
terrorism,
homeland
security and
protection of
maritime
shipping
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Wed. EO/IR: Taking Jack Pledger, Katie Lamb-Heinz
June 17, It to the Next director of katie.lamb@ngc.com
11 a.m. - Level - An IRCM Business (847) 815-0755
Noon overview of Development,
groundbreaking Defensive
new develop- Systems
ments in the Division,
non-traditional Northrop
use of laser Grumman
DIRCM aircraft Electronic
protection Systems
including:
growth of
targeting pod
capability,
datalinks and
situational
awareness
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Wed. E-2D Advanced Capt. Shane Dianne Baumert-Moyik
June 17, Hawkeye: Trans- Gahagan, dianne.baumert-moyik@ngc.com
1-2 p.m. formational AEW program (516) 754-2645
& BMC2 - A manager,
leader in PMA-231,
Advanced Early U.S. Navy
Warning and
Battle Manage- Jim Culmo,
ment Command vice presi-
and Control, dent, AEW&C
Northrop Programs,
Grumman will Northrop
update the Grumman
status of the Aerospace
E-2D, which is Systems
currently being
developed and
fielded for the
U.S. Navy. The
briefing
examines how
this platform
provides
critical
defense against
future threats
and new devel-
opments in the
E-2D Advanced
Hawkeye program
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Northrop Grumman Announces Media Briefing Schedule for 2009 Paris Air Show
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