Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman expects to launch its in-space robotic servicer no earlier than July 21 at 5:15 p.m. EDT, the company announced July 13.

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

COLLINS AEROSPACE’s Wolverhampton center of excellence opens... NORTHROP gets LAIRCM award... X-BOW continuing MDA work on high-performance SRMs...

Northrop Grumman is confident the certification challenges that delayed introduction of NATO's Global Hawk-based Alliance Ground Surveillance system can be avoided.

Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket has deployed a Katalyst Space spacecraft it plans to use to boost the orbit of its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.

SWIFT REBOOST scrubbed... COLLINS gets E-2D training award... New CFO for QUANTUM SPACE...

JetZero hopes its blended wing body demonstrator—taking shape in Mojave, California—will validate performance and inspire broader belief in its mission.

When the U.S. Space Force recently announced it had awarded nine base contracts for one of its marquee new programs, it opted to disclose only one provider: SpaceX.

Lockheed Martin has delivered six F-35Bs to the U.S. Marine Corps without radars due to ongoing delays with a powerful new upgrade.

Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket carrying a spacecraft intended to boost NASA’s ailing Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher orbit reached Mojave, California, on June 18, as it heads to the Pacific for launch that's targeted for later this month.

NORTHROP gets F-16 AESA award... TRELLEBORG opens new facility in Casablanca... New chief engineer at HORIZON AIRCRAFT...

The U.S. Navy has dramatically raised the cost ceiling for its next-generation trainer after a request for proposals spurred doubts.

COLLINS AEROSPACE expands Polish landing gear facility ... NXGENCOMM unveils “Barn Owl” EW system ... MDA SPACE supporting BAE’s MEO EPOCH 2 ...

The U.S. Air Force says it is preparing for the production and sustainment phase of a program developing a Next Generation Penetrator (NGP) bomb.

Northrop Grumman has enlisted satellite bus manufacturer Apex to support its space-based interceptor contract with the U.S. Space Force.

The U.S. Space Force expects to launch two prototype spacecraft next year as it looks toward the next generation of anti-jam satellite communications.

BAE plans $135m in U.S. facility enhancements... BOEING gets German Poseidon training system award... SURF AIR MOBILITY names new board chairman...

U.S. Air Force tests Istari's Industry One platform to enable secure digital collaboration across defense industrial base partners.

MINUTEMAN III test scheduled... ELBIT, TKMS naval tie-up... LOCKHEED gets $990m F-35 mod kit award...

Scaled Composites built the flying-wing UAS under a DARPA project to demonstrate hybrid propulsion.

INMARSAT gets Marine Corps sat connectivity award... CT-157 Siskin II factory acceptance... NORTHROP GRUMMAN announces new spacecraft positioning/navigation system...

Hybrid-electric Shepard; deployable electric high-lift; laminar-flow UAS; and Leonardo’s advanced tiltrotor.

The U.S. Marine Corps plans to reshape its aviation branch with the arrival of autonomous collaborative combat aircraft by 2030.

Northrop Grumman has flown an experimental hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft designed under a DARPA X-Prime project.

Firefly Aerospace has made progress building and testing the major flight components of the future Eclipse medium-lift launch vehicle, CEO Jason Kim says.