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Friday, September 29, 2006

Northrop Grumman Achieves Production Approval for New System to Enable Safer Aircraft Carrier Landings
Northrop Grumman Corporation has received U.S. Navy approval to begin production of a new digitally-controlled arrestment system that will dramatically upgrade the critical process of "catching" aircraft landing on carriers.

The Advanced Recovery Control (ARC) system uses a precision digital control system to replace the existing maintenance-intensive system that used chains, cams and levers to close the constant run-out valve.

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