Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently said it appointed Helen Pickup as general manager of Northrop Grumman Italia (NGI), the company’s navigation systems subsidiary based in Pomezia, Italy.
In her new position, Pickup will be responsible for all programs and operations at NGI, which provides high-accuracy inertial navigation systems, integrated navigation and safety systems, tactical systems and lifecycle support.
Aircraft equipped with NGI systems include the Eurofighter Typhoon and many other fixed and rotary wing aircraft in service in various parts of the world.
Pickup previously served as the director of Inertial Measurement Unit / Inertial Reference Unit programs at Northrop Grumman’s Navigation Systems Division based in Woodland Hills. She joined Northrop Grumman in 2005.