M/A-COM Technology Solutions will be supplying Northrop Grumman with MMIC semiconductor technology for the development of next generation airborne defense sensor systems. They will supply Northrop Grumman with GaAs based MMIC technologies, aimed at enabling significant improvements in the capabilities, flexibility and affordability of airborne surveillance and sensor systems used across multiple airborne platforms.
“The acute and enduring challenge facing defense contractors – higher performance systems with improved affordability– is accelerating the pace of innovation in the defense market-space. Our collaboration with customers like Northrop Grumman has resulted in design, test and manufacturing processes that yield high performance products and a cost-effective, highly dependable supply chain,” said John Croteau, President and CEO of MACOM. “MACOM has a long, successful history of working in the defense industry and we are pleased to be working with Northrop Grumman on the next wave of airborne defense sensor systems.”
