In Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,” Captain Nemo shows guests the wonders of the ocean floor through a large, round window on his submarine. It’s a fantastic image and a classic icon from the sci-fi genre, but could a window on a deep-sea vehicle work in real life?
Northrop Grumman is a leader in the design, development and production of advanced naval systems, including Electronic and Information Warfare, Minehunting Systems, Integrated Bridge and Navigation Systems, and Mission Integration.
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Northrop Grumman has three decades of in-fleet airborne mine countermeasure experience with 27 systems fielded. The company was the first to field electro-optic mine identification, and developed the first long-range synthetic aperture sonar for mine warfare, the first mine warfare unmanned surface vessel (jointly with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center) and mine warfare unmanned underwater vehicles.
Northrop Grumman has been pioneering capabilities in the undersea domain for more than 50 years. Now, we are creating a new class of uncrewed underwater vehicles with Manta Ray.