Northrop Grumman Leverages 80 Years of Logistics Experience to Deliver Innovative Modernization of Land Forces Systems to Global Customers
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"We stand shoulder to shoulder with our customers, supporting a vast variety of platforms and systems," said
In turn, Schmidt continued, the company can develop highly-innovative solutions to meet warfighting requirements on programs such as modernization of the HMMWV.
"We're returning the vehicle to its original performance and payload, while maintaining its current armor protection," said Schmidt of the company's HMMWV modernization offering. "Our solution extends the life of the HMMWV, while significantly lowering maintenance costs and increasing fuel efficiency."
The company will display its HMMWV solution at
"Our modernization efforts are prolonging the life of the Black Hawk and keeping warfighters safer by enhancing their situational awareness," said Palombo.
"Logistics includes supporting existing weapon systems with new-generation capabilities," Palombo continued. "In many instances, procuring entire weapon systems to enable today's technology is cost prohibitive. The ability to enhance subsystem performance while maintaining the integrity of the weapon system is a tremendous cost benefit."
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