Norden Systems

Norden Systems
Formerly
  • Norden Laboratories Corporation
  • Norden Instruments
  • Norden-Ketay
Founded1943 (1943)
Founder
Defunct2013 (2013)
FateClosed
Headquarters
Norwalk, Connecticut
,
United States
Parent

Norden Systems was an American manufacturer of radar systems.

History

The Norden Laboratories Corporation was founded in New York City 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 in 1958. It remained a subsidiary through the transition to United Technologies – in the process absorbing Dynell Electronics Corporation and becoming Norden Systems – before being sold to Westinghouse Electric in 1994. However, following an employee backlash due to a planned move to Baltimore, it was sold for a final time to Northrop Grumman in 1996. Decreasing utilization of the division's headquarters would eventually force the closure of the division in 2013.[1][2][3]

Products

Other

  • Marine Integrated Fire and Air Support System (MIFASS)[4]

Radars

References

Notes

  1. ^ "History". Norden Retirees Club. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Norden Retirees Club". Norden Retirees Club. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ Varnon, Rob; Lee, Rich (7 June 2012). "Norden Systems to close, costing 300 jobs". CTPost. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  4. ^ Madden, Richard L. (20 October 1979). "Norden Hits Primary Target". New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  5. ^ "AN/ASB-1 Bomb Director". Norden Retirees Club. Retrieved 9 June 2021.