Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) is highlighting a wide range of defense and security solutions at the ongoing International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, UAE (17-21 February 2013).

“Northrop Grumman's strong relationship with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries goes back many decades and is built on a legacy of trust and performance. Our objective is to continue to work closely with our customers to provide long-term capability solutions and help enhance defense and national security across the region,” said David Perry, Corporate Vice President and Chief Global Business Development Officer, Northrop Grumman.

Northrop Grumman is showcasing the airborne early warning capabilities of its E-2D Advanced Hawkeye with a crew workstation and flyable cockpit simulator in the exhibit stand to demonstrate the E-2D's benefits for military and civil applications.

The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye couples a newly designed electronically scanned radar with a matching suite of sensors, avionics, processors, software and displays to provide the most technologically advanced command and control capability available worldwide. The AN/APY-9 radar is the backbone of this aircraft and provides greater flexibility and significantly improved detection and tracking over all terrains. Northrop Grumman has delivered 9 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft to the U.S. Navy and initial operational capability with the U.S. Navy fleet is on track for 2015. The program was recently approved to enter full-rate production by the Office of the Secretary of Defense after the E-2D was declared operationally suitable and effective following a 10-month initial operational test and evaluation by the Navy.

Also on display a range of NGC’s radar-related technology. The AN/APR-39 radar warning receiver protects a wide variety of fixed-, rotary- and tilt-wing aircraft from threats, and is designed to maximize survivability by improving aircrew situational awareness. The system provides continuous 360-degree coverage to detect and identify threat types, bearing and lethality before alerting a cockpit crew to each threat with a graphical symbol on the cockpit multifunction display or video display.

NGC is the world's sole provider of fire control radars for fifth-generation fighters and supplies the active electronically scanned array fire control radars for the F-22 and F-35 and the fire control radar for the F-16 Block 60. The exhibit will feature the APG-80 Scalable Agile Beam Radar for the F-16 and the APG-81 for the F-35.

A model of the AN/TPS-78 latest generation radar, made possible by technological advances in high power transistor design, is featured in the exhibit.

NGC’s airborne surveillance capability is also highlighted with a model of the lighter-than-air Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) being developed for the U.S. Army. The system is designed to be operated with or without a crew on board, and offers persistent surveillance with reconfigurable payloads to meet multi-mission needs. The first flight of the LEMV was successfully completed in August 2012.

Also on display is a range of C2/C3/C4I solutions, naval and maritime capabilities, the VisionMaster FT and warship electronic chart display and information system, as well as the new MK39 Mod 4 ring laser gyro inertial navigation system for naval vessels.

Airborne mine countermeasures programs are highlighted with the AN/AES-1 airborne laser mine detection system.