Northrop Grumman Exceeds Fiber Laser Goals
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., June 24, 2010 — Northrop Grumman Corp., a defense and technology company, has surpassed Phase I goals for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (Darpa) Revolution in Fiber Lasers (RIFL) program that seeks to mature fiber laser technology. As a result, the company has received a contract for Phase II. "This is an important step in the maturation of fiber laser technology," said Dan Wildt, vice president of Directed Energy Systems for Northrop Grumman’s Aerospace Systems sector. "By...