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Northrop Grumman Corporation will highlight a range of its global security capabilities and programs at the Singapore Air Show, including airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) systems, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), fire control radars and infrared countermeasures.

The air show, which will be held at the New Changi Exhibition Centre on 2-7 February 2010, is Asia's largest aerospace and defence event and one of the world's top three air shows.

Among the exhibits on display will be Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye (pictured) and the multi-role electronically scanned array (MESA) radar.

The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye program has modernised the E-2 weapon system by providing a new, more powerful radar and other avionics systems to create an advanced AEW&C capability.

A crew workstation and flyable cockpit simulator will be available to demonstrate maritime reconnaissance.

The MESA surveillance radar is an advanced airborne surveillance sensor and provides peninsular protection enabling sophisticated air-to-air and maritime coverage and integrated friend-or-foe identification.

A computer demonstration of MESA capabilities and scale model of the array will be available for viewing.

Also highlighted will be Northrop Grumman's unmanned aircraft capability including the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System based on a maritime derivative of the combat-proven RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft with sensors, and the MQ-8B Fire Scout vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle.

Presentations and models of the AN/APG-68(V)9 mechanically scanned fire control radar, and the AN/APG-81 and AN/APG-80 active electronically scanned array radars will be present.

A range of fighter sensor systems will also be highlighted including directional infrared countermeasures; AN/APR-39B(V)2 suite of integrated sensors and countermeasures; and the LITENING advanced airborne targeting and navigation pod.

Other capabilities that will be featured include the company's range of aerial targets used to simulate tactical threats for defence readiness training, air-to-air combat training and the development and evaluation of weapons systems.

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