Northrop Grumman Airborne Ground Surveillance & Battle Management Systems Division

Northrop Grumman is a leader in airframe manufacturing, electronics, and research and development in support of DoD contracts.  The ISA Sector's major product lines are listed by ISA Sector business area as follows:

Airborne Ground Surveillance and Battle Management Systems:  JOINT STARS - The Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) is the most advanced targeting and battle management system in the world.  Using advanced radar sensor and operations and control subsystems, J-STARS detects, locates, classifies, tracks, and targets hostile ground movements, communicating real-time information through secure data links with Air Force and Army command posts.  The system also can be used in peacekeeping and crisis management scenarios.  Fourteen  production E-8C J-STARS aircraft have been delivered to the Air Force to date, the last one more than two months ahead of schedule.

The system's initial operating capability was declared in December 1997, but J-STARS already had responded to support real-world peacekeeping and combat missions:  in 1991 in the Middle East during Desert Storm, and in 1995 and 1996 in Europe to support NATO peacekeeping forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina.  In February 1999, the 93rd Air Control Wing deployed to support NATO operations in Kosovo.


Bio

Neil Mullins, Southeast Manager for Socio Economic Programs

Neil has over twenty years of experience in managing Small Business Programs. Northrop Grumman has received an "Outstanding" rating from the Defense Logistics Agency Small Business Office for fourteen straight years, the Award of Distinction from the Small Business Administration, and the Corporation of the Year award from the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) of Florida. Neil serves as an officer of the Brevard Small Business Assistance Council (BSBAC) and is a Board member of
Florida A&M University Industry Cluster. In addition, he serves as President of the Florida A&M University's College of Arts & Sciences Industry Advisory Board.


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