Northrop Grumman To Showcase Various Military Satellite Products At SATELLITE 2014

Northrop Grumman will highlight its specialized space capabilities for products ranging from secure military satellite communications to antenna technologies at SATELLITE 2014, March 10-13. 

At the exhibit, the company will showcase protected satellite communications developed for the US Air Force which includes hosted payloads for the Enhanced Polar System (EPS) – to provide continuous coverage for secure, jam-resistant, strategic and tactical military satellite communications in the North Polar Region; the EPS Control And Planning Segment (CAPS) - which leverages foundational capabilities for an affordable, scalable, pathfinder mission control capability for any variety of future protected satellite communications architecture options; and Low Cost Terminals for affordable protected satellite communications for tactical fighting forces.

The company is also displaying a line of Gallium Nitride Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (GaN MMIC) for military and commercial uses based on its high-frequency GaN process that achieved top-level performance and quality under military contracts received beginning in 2002.

At the exhibit, Astro Aerospace, a Northrop Grumman strategic business unit will also be present, which will be providing a deployable satellite reflector and boom assembly for NASA's Soil Moisture Active/Passive (SMAP) mission.