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Northrop Grumman expects to see a profit on the B-21 Raider program starting with its sixth production lot.

Defense officials are divided about the U.S. Air Force’s plan for Collaborative Combat Aircraft

Northrop Grumman is getting ready for flight trials of the new F-16 electronic warfare suite it is hoping to sell to users of the fighter abroad.

A Northrop spokesman did not immediately respond to Alexander’s statements.

The revolving door to the office of Firefly Aerospace CEO is turning again following the sudden departure of Bill Weber on July 17.

NASA awarded a contract, worth up to $843 million, for the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle to SpaceX on June 26.

The U.S. Space Force does not yet anticipate any delays to its upcoming launch manifest because of the investigation into the July 11 failure of a Falcon 9.

Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cygnus resupply mission to the ISS departed with more than 7,300 lb. of trash for a destructive reentry into the atmosphere.

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

Mounting losses have prompted greater caution among some defense companies as Pentagon officials stand by fixed-price acquisition strategies.

A Pentagon review finds an 81% cost increase, although officials determine the program must continue after being restructured.

The Pentagon will continue with the Northrop Grumman LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program, despite an 81% cost increase.

Frank Kendall has spent his time as secretary working to reshape the Air Force—but will his work outlast him?

The U.S. Space Force has awarded contracts to Blue Origin and Stoke Space under the Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 effort.

A wave of new orders and investments in capabilities is giving Eurofighter a “golden moment.”

The mission, known as Certification-2 (Cert-2), follows Vulcan’s successful debut on the Cert-1 flight in January.

Starfish Space is to extend the life of an aging Intelsat communications satellite in geostationary orbit using its Otter servicing spacecraft starting in 2026.

Firefly Aerospace plans to use the Virginia-owned launchpad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility for East Coast launches of its Alpha small-satellite rocket.

A large, hybrid-electric-powered flying wing aircraft designed by Northrop Grumman now boasts a military designation number.

Northrop Grumman has delivered the two-satellite constellation to the Space Force, targeting mid-July for liftoff onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

A handful of leaders stands out for their adept use of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and spinoffs in shaping the industry.

Future procurement costs of the B-21 Raider will be more favorable for Northrop Grumman.

The U.S. Air Force is close to an agreement with Boeing on the E-7A Wedgetail program, after cost disagreements derailed the program for months.

Boeing passed up bidding on a planned commercial variant of NASA’s Space Launch System Moon rocket for the U.S. Space Force’s NSSL Phase 3 program.

Lockheed Martin F-35s will become more expensive over the next four years, with flyaway prices rising 16-18% depending on the variant.