Northrop Grumman

Hermeus added Northrop Grumman’s mission systems to a growing team of suppliers working to offer a military version of its high-mach, autonomous aircraft within a few years.

The U.S. Air Force announced Nov. 13 it has conducted a weapons release test on the new Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider.

Blue Origin is dropping out of a NASA competition to build, own and operate a crewed outpost in low Earth orbit.

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket was rolled to Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral SFS in preparation for launch Nov. 13.

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U.S. startup Maxwell Aircraft has announced plans to develop the M1 Hybrid, a hybrid-electric amphibious aircraft, initially for the cargo market.

Private equity firm I Squared Capital is acquiring Orizon Aerostructures, a key supplier to original equipment manufacturers and large defense primes.

NASA has boosted funding to Northrop Grumman to support the agency’s SkyRange program and extend the use of the RQ-4A Global Hawk given strong demand.

With more than 80 satellites aloft, the U.S. Space Development Agency faces an integration challenge as future users count on the forthcoming mesh network.

Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL resupply mission capsule is set to execute a safe, destructive reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean Oct. 12.

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Northrop Grumman has flown its YFQ-48A Talon Blue prototype for the first time, opening the flight-test phase of the self-funded demonstrator for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) market.

The Space Development Agency is ready to launch a third vendor’s satellites into low Earth orbit as early as Oct. 5.

Boeing’s victory caps a two-month series of U.S. Navy disclosures that transform the vision for the future carrier air wing.

The last of the U.S. military’s Cold War-era missile warning satellites got a final dance on orbit as part of a recent exercise before their planned retirement.

Boeing has won the race to develop the U.S. Navy's F/A-XX next-generation combat aircraft, beating Northrop Grumman.

Northrop Grumman delivers 21 satellites to Vandenberg SFB for SDA’s low Earth orbit constellation, with launches planned in the coming weeks.

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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

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L3Harris Technologies has completed the PDR for 18 new satellites in development for the SDA's missile warning, tracking and defense-centric sat constellation.

New cost figures are not yet ready for the massive ICBM project as Air Force leaders outline design shifts.

U.S. Navy tests MQ-20 autonomy mission planning as it prepares to develop and field future Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

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