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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Northrop Grumman to Supply High Accuracy Inertial Measurement Units for Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 3A

Eurofighter TyphoonNorthrop Grumman Corporation 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 Norbert Sandner, director of marketing and sales for Northrop Grumman LITEF.

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