- RF/Analog
Northrop Grumman Newport News installs new mast to provide radar, communications on USS Carl Vinson
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., 26 Feb. 2007. The Nimitz aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) received a new mast Feb. 21 as part of the ship's three-year refueling and complex overhaul. The structure, installed by Northrop Grumman Newport News (NGNN), weighs 70 tons and provides a platform for radar and communication systems that will increase its warfighting capabilities.