MEDIA ADVISORY, June 15, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A new hybrid airship weapons
system, just larger than the length of a football field, will take to the skies
in just 18 months to provide an unblinking, persistent eye for more than three
weeks at a time to aid U.S. Army troops in Afghanistan. Northrop Grumman has
been awarded a $517 million (GBP350.6 million) agreement to develop up to three
Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) systems for the U.S. Army.
What: Conference call with U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) and Northrop Grumman LEMV team
When: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 11 am EDT
Where: 1-866-740-2200 x3482288 Global Dial-in 617-597-5157 x3482288
Special Guests: Ms. Debra Wymer, Acting Director, USASMDC/ARSTRAT Technology Center Ms. Cathy Dickens, Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting Mr. Marty Sargent, Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle Project Manager Mr. Mike Lee, Chief, High Altitude Technology Division, USASMDC/ARSTRAT Mr. John Cummings, USASMDC/ARSTRAT Public Affairs Office
Alan Metzger, Program Manager, Northrop Grumman Kelly Whalen, Strategy Development, Northrop Grumman Gordon Taylor, Hybrid Air Vehicles (UK) Dianne Baumert-Moyik, Northrop Grumman PAO, LEMV Cyndi Wegerbauer, Northrop Grumman PAO, Advanced Programs and Technology Ken Beedle, Northrop Grumman International PAO (UK)
RSVP: RSVP/Dianne Baumert-Moyik +01-1-516-346-2142 (New York) or Ken Beedle +44 (0) 207 747 1910 (London)
Directions: Phone in. Reporters should identify themselves and their media outlet on the call and follow with questions.
What: Conference call with U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) and Northrop Grumman LEMV team
When: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 11 am EDT
Where: 1-866-740-2200 x3482288 Global Dial-in 617-597-5157 x3482288
Special Guests: Ms. Debra Wymer, Acting Director, USASMDC/ARSTRAT Technology Center Ms. Cathy Dickens, Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting Mr. Marty Sargent, Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle Project Manager Mr. Mike Lee, Chief, High Altitude Technology Division, USASMDC/ARSTRAT Mr. John Cummings, USASMDC/ARSTRAT Public Affairs Office
Alan Metzger, Program Manager, Northrop Grumman Kelly Whalen, Strategy Development, Northrop Grumman Gordon Taylor, Hybrid Air Vehicles (UK) Dianne Baumert-Moyik, Northrop Grumman PAO, LEMV Cyndi Wegerbauer, Northrop Grumman PAO, Advanced Programs and Technology Ken Beedle, Northrop Grumman International PAO (UK)
RSVP: RSVP/Dianne Baumert-Moyik +01-1-516-346-2142 (New York) or Ken Beedle +44 (0) 207 747 1910 (London)
Directions: Phone in. Reporters should identify themselves and their media outlet on the call and follow with questions.
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