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Northrop Grumman Positioning To Compete For Sixth-Generation Fighter Programs

Wednesday, January 21st, 2015

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Northrop Grumman Positioning To Compete For Sixth-Generation Fighter Programs

Northrop is eyeing the 6th gen fighter.

REDONDO BEACH, Calif.--Northrop Grumman [NOC] will bid for both the Air Force’s and Navy's sixth-generation fighter jet programs and has already assembled teams working toward winning those contracts.Northrop Grumman Corporate Vice President and President of Aerospace Systems Tom Vice told reporters here Tuesday the company has a program manager leading the effort to win a contract to succeed the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, jointly-acquired for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps. A Northrop Grumman spokesman later clarified the company has…

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