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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Date Topic Speaker(s) Media Contact --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
Northrop Grumman Announces Media Briefing Schedule for 2009 Paris Air Show
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