Cutting Edge Research
State-of-the-art systems begin with state-of-the-art research. Northrop Grumman engineers are expanding the frontiers of science to give warfighters systems they can depend on, no matter what the mission brings.
Some of our recent projects
Northrop Grumman Patents Improved Design for Cooling Electronic Modules; Invention has Commercial, Military Applications
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received a patent for a new design to improve the cooling efficiency of a removable electronic module through improvements to its physical design, and has begun to license it to other companies.
Northrop Grumman to Develop New Micro Gyro Technology for DARPA
In partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology, we have been selected to develop a new type of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) gyroscope technology for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Microscale Rate Integrating Gyroscope program.
Northrop Grumman Gallium Nitride-Based Modules Set New 180-Day Standard for Sustained High Power Operation
We have set a new standard for its gallium nitride-based high power transmit/receive (T/R) modules by reliably operating them for more than 180 days during continuous high-power testing. In a rigorous evaluation conducted by our Advanced Concepts and Technology Division, the T/R modules were tested by using high-stressing operational long-pulse waveforms, which operated on the modules nonstop for more than six months.
Collaborative Navigation
In partnership with the University of Minnesota, we have been selected to develop a collaborative navigation system under the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Collaborative Robust Integrated Sensor Positioning Program. Collaborative navigation will allow aircraft to leverage information from their onboard sensors in addition to shared data from other aircraft to achieve highly accurate navigation performance in all flight conditions, even in areas where global positioning system (GPS) information is unavailable
Micro-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Gyro (micro-NMRG)
Northrop Grumman's micro-NMRG technology uses the spins of atomic nuclei to detect the rotation of the gyro and will provide comparable performance to a navigation grade fiber-optic gyro in a small size, low power package. The technology could be used in any application requiring small size and low power precision navigation, including personal and unmanned vehicle navigation in GPS-denied or GPS-challenged locations.
Milli-Hemispherical Resonator Gyroscope (mHRG)-based Precision Pointing Concept
A lightweight, low-power precision pointing technology demonstrator providing improved target accuracy and performance over currently fielded Far Target Locators. At the heart of the precision pointing concept is the mHRG, derived from the Hemispheric Resonator Gyroscope, which has operated over 13 million hours in space without any mission failures.
LADAR EO GPS/INS Atomic Clock Navigation Demonstration
The project aims to provide ground troops, aircraft, and ground vehicles the capability to maintain precision navigation in places not currently possible due to challenged or denied access to GPS, thus sustaining their operations.
Thermal management of future electronics
The team will develop and test the feasibility of replacing solid metallic heat spreaders with an advanced passively-driven, internally liquid cooled, silicon carbide-based thermal ground plane.
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