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>In 1995, Robert Ferro, an employee for TRW Inc., a company Northrop Grumman acquired in 2002, discovered that satellite components manufactured for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) were faulty and likely to fail in operation. TRW suppressed Ferro's report of the problem and hid the information from the USAF, even after a satellite in space equipped with the faulty components experienced serious anomalies. Ferro later sued Northrop Grumman in federal court under the federal whistle-blower law.[117]
>In 1999, the company was sued for knowingly giving the Navy defective aircraft. This suit sought $210 million in damages.[118] Ten years later, on April 2, 2009, Northrop Grumman agreed to pay $325 million to settle the suit.[119] Ferro was awarded $48.8 million of the settlement. Northrop Grumman stated, "it believed that TRW had 'acted properly under its contracts' and that the company had substantive defenses against the claims."[120]
>In 2001, federal investigators probed NG for fraud of more than $100 million, systematic overcharging for radar jammers and other high-tech devices used in the B-1 bomber, the F-15 fighter and the B-2 Stealth bomber.[121] In 2003, the company was sued for overcharging the U.S. government for space projects in the 1990s.[122] Northrop Grumman paid $111.2 million to settle out of court.[123]
>In 2012, controversy began over Northrop Grumman's Integrated Air and Missile Battle Command System (IBCS), when it missed its first deadline. Since then, the system has had a number of controversial developments.[126] In 2016, a Director, Operational Test and Evaluation found a number of major faults with the system, concluding it was "neither mature nor stable".[127]
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