Northrop Grumman Strengthens Commitment to Poland’s National Security and Interoperability with Allies

KIELCE, Poland - Nov. 1, 2024 - Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate as strategic partners with Exence and the Polish Air Force Institute of Technology, Instytut Techniczny Wojsk Lotniczych (ITWL).

The MOUs explore opportunities to enhance Poland's national command and control capabilities with the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye through NATO interoperability and further collaboration amongst the organizations.

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Janice Zilch, vice president, multi-domain command and control programs, Northrop Grumman: "Our partnerships will establish a strong allied force of capabilities aligning to Poland's defense requirements, developing Poland's future airborne command and control capabilities. Northrop Grumman is committed to our partnerships in Poland that are enhancing the private and national industrial base while also helping build Poland's national security."

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Northrop Grumman's E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is the world's premier airborne command and control aircraft, with a legacy spanning more than six decades. Northrop Grumman has evolved the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye into a cutting-edge platform, effective over land and sea, capable of facing threats anywhere in the world.

Based in Kobierzyce, Poland, Exence provides secure solution architecture design, development and delivery, including ground segment fixed and deployable core common services, health and security management and monitoring and artificial intelligence-based predictive maintenance capabilities with a strong focus on interoperability and open architecture. Exence is already cooperating with Northrop Grumman on several strategic NATO Programs.

Based in Warsaw, Poland, ITWL is the leader of the scientific and research support for military aviation technology. Supervised by the Minister of National Defense, ITWL has been developing modern solutions that bring large savings to Poland while maintaining the highest level of the applied technology since 1953. The products and services created by Polish scientists at ITWL are also world renowned, becoming the showcase of Polish engineering.

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip our customers with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world, and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers' toughest problems, our employees define possible every day.