SAN DIEGO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman Corp.'s F-35 communications, navigation and identification team has been honored for engineering excellence.
The honor for outstanding achievement in practical application of systems engineering principles -- the Ferguson Systems Engineering Excellence Group Award -- was given by the National Defense Industrial Association.
"This is well-deserved recognition for the team that has focused on engineering excellence and continuous affordability improvement for more than a decade," said Mike Twyman, vice president and general manager of defense systems division for Northrop Grumman Information Systems. "The F-35 CNI system's ability to reliably and efficiently deliver so much capability is a testament to that effort."
Northrop Grumman's integrated communications, navigation and identification system provides F-35 pilots with the capability of more than 27 avionics functions by using software-defined radio technology.
The system enables simultaneous operation of multiple critical functions, said the company, which has its headquarters in West Falls Church, Va.
The award was established by the association in memory of U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas R. Ferguson Jr., who had championed excellence in the development and deployment of defense systems.
