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Northrop Grumman To Supply IMUs For Eurofighter Tranche 3A

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Friday, August 20th, 2010

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Northrop Grumman [NOC] has been awarded a contract by EADS Defence & Security, through its Military Air Systems business unit, to deliver 88 inertial measurement units (IMU) for Tranche 3A of the Eurofighter Typhoon. The IMUs, which provide motion data for the aircraft, will be built by the company's German navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF, which also provided IMUs for Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 of the aircraft. "Northrop Grumman's IMU has consistently demonstrated outstanding performance in flight," said…

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