Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for SCORPION Unattended Ground Sensor
CINCINNATI, March 27, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop GrummanCorporation (NYSE:NOC) has received a contract from the U.S. Army to
provide soldiers with additional SCORPION(tm) unattended ground sensor
(UGS) system spares and technical support.
The primary function of the SCORPION(tm) system is to provide long and
short range target recognition for situational awareness, border and
perimeter security and persistent surveillance.
The contract, valued at $2.4 million, is a follow-on contract to the
recently completed CENTCOM UGS program for which Northrop Grumman
delivered over 600 SCORPION(tm) systems to the U.S. Army and over 900
worldwide. Work on this current contract will be performed at the
Northrop Grumman Xetron facility in Cincinnati.
"The SCORPION(tm) systems have been deployed worldwide and are the most
robust unattended target recognition systems manufactured and sold
today," said Martin Simoni, site director of Northrop Grumman's Xetron
facility. "These systems provide imagery and critical data to the
warfighter."
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $32 billion global defense and
technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems,
products, and solutions in information and services, electronics,
aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers
worldwide.
Contact Information:
Ellen HamiltonNorthrop Grumman Electronic Systems
(224) 625-4693