U.S. aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman is collaborating with Danish aerospace, defense and security firm Terma to advance key capabilities, including uncrewed aerial systems, electronic warfare and the F-35 Lightning II jet.
The collaboration was sealed on Tuesday by a memorandum of understanding signed by Northrop Chair, CEO and President Kathy Warden, Terma President and CEO Henriette Hallberg Thygesen and Alan Leventhal, U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark. The Northrop-Terma agreement also includes an initiative to support small to medium businesses in Denmark seeking to participate in the global supply chain of contractors dealing with the U.S. government.
The new deal follows a recent collaboration that saw them working on the F-35 program.
“Our longstanding and strong relationship with Northrop Grumman continues to grow, and we are excited to further deepen this partnership across multiple areas,” said Steen Lynenskjold, executive vice president for government and partnerships at Terma. “As Terma targets substantial growth both at home and abroad, maintaining strong ties with key industry leaders is crucial for us.”
Apart from work on the F-35 jets, Northrop also supports maintaining and repairing a wide range of aircraft. In July, the American aerospace and defense business secured a contract from the U.S. Air Force to repair the radar components of the F-16 aircraft operated by 11 nations.