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Air Force

Northrop Grumman Cites Experience, Expertise, Capability In F-16 Radar Upgrade Competition

Wednesday, June 20th, 2012

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] believes its 35 years of experience, expertise and capability with fire control radars will help it prevail in the Air Force’s F-16 radar modernization competition. Tim Winter, vice president of Northrop Grumman’s global sensor solutions business unit, told Defense Daily yesterday in a phone interview the company’s lengthy history with partner Lockheed Martin [LMT] of putting radars on F-16s gives it a leg up on Raytheon [RTN], its competitor on the F-16 radar modernization program. “Our 35-year…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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