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Northrop Grumman Separates Airborne And Space ISR Business

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 30th, 2015

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Northrop Grumman Separates Airborne And Space ISR Business

Joseph Ensor, vice president and general manager of Northrop Grumman's Space ISR Systems Division. Photo: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Monday said it is splitting a division focused on intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and targeting activities into two businesses focused on airborne and space ISR to improve focus in each area.The ISR and Targeting Systems Division (ISR&TSD) within Northrop Grumman’s Electronic Systems Sector is being broken into the Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance Reconnaissance and Targeting Systems, and the Space Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Systems divisions.Michael Hinkey, most recently vise president and general manager of Engineering, Manufacturing and…

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