NG to develop next-gen target locators

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman to develop its precision pointing concept to improve current locator technologies for targets at long distances.

U.S. company Northrop Grumman announced it was awarded a phase I contract by the Army Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate. Officials say the Army selected Northrop Grumman's milli-Hemispherical Resonator Gyroscope, or mHRG, precision pointing concept as part of the Far Target Location Improvement Program.

As part of the selection Northrop Grumman will conduct preliminary design, analysis and modeling of its mHRG concept to improve current far target locators deployed in the field and overall target acquisition.

"The ability to generate highly accurate target coordinates provides warfighters not only with the improved tools they need but also helps to ensure the safety and protect the lives of both soldiers and civilians," Charles Volk, Northrop Grumman Navigation Systems Division vice president and chief technology officer, said in a statement.