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Northrop Grumman photograph

Northrop Grumman’s LN-200S inertial measurement unit is a critical navigational element that senses acceleration and angular motion, providing data outputs used by vehicle control systems for guidance. The company supplied the critical navigation element for NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover.



 

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Headlines June 14, 2013

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Raytheon, U.S. Navy deliver 5,000th AIM-9X Sidewinder missile

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GA-ASI successfully demonstrates enhanced sensor dissemination capability in U.S. Navy exercise

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