Steven Kuo created a pinch polarizer, which transforms a linear radio signal into a circularly polarized signal, to solve engineering problems.
Come Play in an Augmented Reality Sandbox Like No Other
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With few exceptions, many people have played in a sandbox, but how many can say they've used an augmented reality sandbox?
Advanced Weapons
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Northrop Grumman's Advanced Weapons designs and produces advanced high speed strike missiles and aircraft warfare systems.
Missile Products
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Northrop Grumman designs and produces missile products including and advanced high-speed propulsion systems, fuzes, warheads and controls for air, sea and land-based systems.
Microelectronics – Advanced Technology Lab
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The Advanced Technology Lab designs and fabricates microelectronics that are critical components of the most advanced ground, air, sea and space systems in the world.
Microelectronics
Northrop Grumman offers trusted microelectronics solutions and hardware to help shape a better, safer world.
NiobiCon™ Wet-Mate Electrical Connector
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Northrop Grumman's NiobiCon™ offers an innovative, safer way of making electrical connections underwater. This novel wet-mate connector technology allows for power transfer and data exchange without seals, oil or moving parts.
Neuromorphic Cameras Provide a Vision of the Future
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From enhanced battlefield protection systems to maintaining aerial drone delivery fleets, neuromorphic cameras hold promise for the future.
Microelectronics – Micro-Line
The μ-Line (micro-line) is a wafer post-processing and test facility tailored for defense microelectronics applications.
Microelectronics – Space Park
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Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Products and Services is a leader in the design and manufacture of III-V compound semiconductors for cellular, broadband and satellite wireless systems, as well as aerospace, defense and scientific applications.
Data Link Processing and Management
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Northrop Grumman is a Tactical Data Link (TDL) solutions provider with 60 years of experience in the design and development of TDLs, network planning, management and control systems for every echelon of battlefield network communications.
New Integrated Circuit Security Method Detects Imported Hardware Trojans
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Northrop Grumman and the University of Maryland, College Park developed a new integrated circuit security method that rapidly detects and locates hardware Trojans with a high level of accuracy.