Northrop Grumman Begins Production of MCU for Spider Networked Munition
U.S. Army munitions experts are asking engineers at Northrop Grumman Corp. to begin producing an improved remote-control unit for a network of soldier-controlled anti-personnel grenades that can sense enemy intrusions and enable warfighters to fire the explosives remotely. Officials of the Army Contracting Command New Jersey at Picatinny Arsenal, N.J., announced a $13.4 million order