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The USAF chooses the KC-30 to update it´s tanker fleet
The Unites States Air Force (USAF) has decided to go for the KC-30 to update it’s fleet of tanker aircraft. The KC-30 is a variation of EADS´s A330 MRTT, and will be manufactured by Northrop-Grumman on behalf of an agreement signed with EADS / Airbus. It will be equipped with the new ‘boom’ in-flight refueling [...]
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Hey LPD-17 Correspondents!
You know, when the SECNAV is out there expressing an opinion about his prior employer's product, the SECNAV's past affiliation with said employer is probably worth a mention. But NavyTimes forgets. Reuters forgets. Shame on you! Everybody reported the SECNAV's "displeasure," but...the fact that SECNAV Winter last worked for Northrop Grumman, the fabricator of the non-combat-ready LPD-17 and LPD-18....kinda didn't make it into press. Kind of an important fact, yes? So, here, correspondents...H
Firestrike Is World's First Battlefield Solid-State Laser
Firestrike Is World's First Battlefield Solid-State Laser Digg / Tech Industry News Sun, 11/16/2008 - 09:00 Get ready for some real pew pew, because Northrop Grumman has just announced that the first ever high-energy, solid-state lethal laser for actual war applications is now available for ordering. This means that you can pay now a few millions and get yours for Xmas. The new Firestrike units offer 15 kilowatts of power, but can be combined to offer 10
Actual Laser Cannon Now Available (Just Not For You)
By Evan Ackerman It’s not sexy, but here it is: a real live commercially produced laser cannon. The FIRESTRIKE system, by Northrop Grumman, is a 15 kW electric laser capable of firing continuously as long as it gets power and coolant. It’s even got en Ethernet connection, so you can zap people and surf the internet at the same time! If you’re really ambitious, you can couple up to seven of them together to make a 100 kW laser, which is just about the minimum you’d need for an effective comba
Atomic Show #113 - Obama and Nuclear Power, Areva-Northrop, Constellation
Kelly Taylor and Rod Adams chat about President-elect Obama’s nuclear energy policies, the Areva-Northrop Grumman joint venture, and Warren Buffett’s purchase of Constellation Energy. (MP3 - 20.7 MB - 00:59:52 M) Listen to Atomic Show #113 Here! (Right click to download the show.) Kelly Taylor and I got together for a Sunday evening chat to discuss President-elect Obama’s nuclear energy policies and their implications for the nuclear industry’s growth and development. We also talked about
A New Burke:
The "credit where credit is due" department reports...Northrop Grumman delivers it's 25th Burke ahead of schedule! Amazing. Now...why do Northrop Grumman's Burkes appear to be so problem free? Personally, I'd love to hear thoughts on whether Bath or Northrop Grumman Burkes are better, but, you've got to admit that the horror stories with the LPDs and the LHD and the NSC Cutter....we didn't hear that kind of stuff from Northrop Grumman's Burke production line. Hmm...Maybe it just takes a long
'Doom' creator wins first stage of lunar challenge
Armadillo Aerospace has won $350,000 by completing the first stage of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge to improve people's ability to jet around the moon.
AREVA to Build Nuclear Reactor Manufacturing Facility in Virginia
Northrop Grumman announced last week that it has teamed up with AREVA, the largest Nuclear Energy producer in the world and backbone of the French Nuclear Industry. The joint venture will be known as AREVA Newport News LLC. This company will combine the depth of French nuclear expertise provided by AREVA with the manufacturing technology and large skilled labor force of Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding. The resulting powerhouse will provide the manufacturing capacity necessary to usher in the
Northrop Grumman Dodges Bullet:
Nobody's been tougher on Northrop Grumman than me (just keep scrolling on back). But since early September, Northrop Grumman got itself between a rock and a hard place. It was, as of this weekend, wedged between shipyard labor negotiations and the need to complete the carrier USS George HW Bush before the inauguration. But it looks like the two sides came to an agreement. Just in time, too: The four-year contract will increase wages and improve pension income, AP said, citing union leaders it d
Armadillo Wins!
Armadillo Wins! Third time was a charm, as Armadillo Aerospace won Level One of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Peter Diamandis, Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, met the team at the staging area with champagne to congratulate them on their $350,000 prize. Armadillo will fly again tomorrow to compete for the Level Two prize, which is $1 million. Watch them fly on our live webcast at http://space.xprize.org/webcast. Also competing today in Level One was TrueZer0. Althou
Northrop Grumman in $360M nuclear deal with French MNC
Defense and technology company Northrop Grumman Corp. said its shipbuilding division is creating a joint venture with France's Areva SA to build a manufacturing and engineering facility in Newport...
Northrop Grumman in $360M nuclear deal with French MNC
Defense and technology company Northrop Grumman Corp. said its shipbuilding division is creating a joint venture with France's Areva SA to build a manufacturing and engineering facility in Newport News, Va., to supply the American nuclear energy sector. As the U.S. searches for energy independence -- or something close...
How the United States government looks out for small business
… by taking at least $5,000,000,000 of the taxes that they take out of workers’ pockets and funneling it into preferential contracts for mom-and-pop operations like Lockheed-Martin, Dell Computers, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman.
Areva, Northrop Grumman Deal Roundup
Yesterday's announced deal between AREVA and Northrop Grumman to build a $363 million nuclear reactor manufacturing plant in Newport News, VA is getting a whole lot of media attention.The New York Times says Nuclear Power May Be in Early Stages of a Revival....Not since 1973 had anybody in the United States ordered a nuclear plant that was actually built, and the obstacles to a new generation of plants seemed daunting.But now, according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 21 companies say the
The Nuclear Renaissance Grows: Areva Newport News
Exciting news from Virginia on Thursday, a major and necessary development for the U.S. nuclear renaissance to grow and take hold. From Areva and Northrop Grumman: AREVA, Northrop Grumman join forces to create world-class facility in U.S. to manufacture heavy components for american nuclear energy industry AREVA and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, a sector of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), have joined forces to build a new manufacturing and engineering facility in Newport News, V
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