Norden Systems was an American manufacturer of radar systems.
History
The Norden Laboratories Corporation was founded in
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
in 1943 to conduct research, while the separate Carl L. Norden Corporation built
Norden bombsights. In 1949, the company was purchased by Paul W. Adams. Then, in 1955 it was merged with the Ketay Instrument Corporation to form Norden-Ketay Corporation. The company was bought by
United Aircraft
The United Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer formed by the break-up of United Aircraft and Transport Corporation in 1934. In 1975, the company became United Technologies.
History
Pre-1930s
1930s
The Air Mail scandal ...
in 1958. It remained a subsidiary through the transition to
United Technologies
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) was an American multinational conglomerate headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut. It researched, developed, and manufactured products in numerous areas, including aircraft engines, aerospace systems ...
– in the process absorbing Dynell Electronics Corporation and becoming Norden Systems – before being sold to
Westinghouse Electric
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an American manufacturing company founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse. It was originally named "Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company" and was renamed "Westinghouse Electric Corporation" in ...
in 1994. However, following an employee backlash due to a planned move to
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...
, it was sold for a final time to
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company. With 90,000 employees and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion, it is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers and military techn ...
in 1996. Decreasing utilization of the division's headquarters would eventually force the closure of the division in 2013.
Products
Other
* Marine Integrated Fire and Air Support System (MIFASS)
Radars
*
AN/APG-74
*
AN/APG-76 The AN/APG-76 radar is a pulse Doppler Ku band multi-mode radar developed and manufactured by Northrop Grumman.
AN/APQ-92
The first radar of the radar family AN/APG-76 belongs to is AN/APQ-92, which equipped A-6A. AN/APQ-92 is a search and navig ...
*
AN/APQ-92
*
AN/APQ-103
*
AN/APQ-112
*
AN/APQ-118
*
AN/APQ-148
*
AN/APQ-155
*
AN/APQ-156
*
AN/APY-3
*
AN/ASB-1
*
AN/BPS-15
*
AN/SPQ-9
AN/SPQ-9A, (sometimes pronounced as "spook nine"), is a United States Navy multi-purpose surface search and fire control radar used with the Mk-86 gun fire-control system (MK86 GFCS). It is a two dimensional surface-search radar, meaning it provid ...
*
AN/SPS-40B
*
AN/SPS-67
The AN/SPS-67 is a short-range, two-dimensional, surface-search/navigation radar system that provides highly accurate surface and limited low-flyer detection and tracking capabilities.
History
The AN/SPS-67 is a solid-state replacement for the AN ...
References
Notes
{{Reflist
External links
Norden Retirees Club
1943 establishments in New York City
American companies established in 1943
Avionics companies
Defense companies of the United States
Defunct manufacturing companies based in Connecticut
Electronics companies established in 1943
Manufacturing companies established in 1943
Northrop Grumman
Radar manufacturers
Technology companies established in 1943
United Technologies