Northrop Begins Assembly of First U.S. Navy Next-Generation Electronic Attack Aircraft

Published: Jun 30, 2004
Source: www.irconnect.com



EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 29, 2004 -- On July 1, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will begin assembling the U.S. Navy's first EA-18G aircraft, the service's next-generation electronic attack aircraft due to begin replacing the venerable EA-6B Prowler aircraft by the end of the decade. The milestone comes just six months after EA-18G prime contractor Boeing began the EA-18G program's system development and demonstration (SDD) phase.



Mechanics from Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector will begin assembling the first of two SDD contract test EA-18Gs by loading the aircraft's first bulkhead components into place on the company's F/A-18 production line in El Segundo, where major portions of the EA-18G will also be built.continue..