Northrop Grumman

By Brian Everstine
New cost figures are not yet ready for the massive ICBM project as Air Force leaders outline design shifts.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

Aviation Week Staff
SIKORSKY gets contract for 16 Black Hawks... VIASAT-3 F2 enters service... New VPBD at L2 AVIATION...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force and the Defense Innovation Unit have tapped Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly to build prototype reconnaissance satellites.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
Northrop Grumman displayed a new model of its Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at AFA's Air, Space and Cyber conference.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
BAE to demonstrate space rad-hardening tech... Leadership changes at SAAB... NORTHROP gets H-1 kit award...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has established its first operational unit dedicated to space-based moving target indication.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
SDA expects Northrop Grumman Transport Layer satellites to launch soon, advancing deployment of its delayed proliferated LEO network.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
VULCANFORMS, SPECTER AEROSPACE partner on hypersonic weapons... SES O3b mPOWER constellation complete... New CFO for DRONESHIELD...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman has dropped out of its partnership to help build the U.S. Navy’s next-generation jet trainer as it awaits a decision by the service.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
The race to plug the gap in solid rocket motor production has been evolving, with the finish line moving farther and farther away and new questions emerging.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has chosen a remote location in northern Texas to complete a triad of sites for its next-generation ground-based space awareness network.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
NORTHROP gets Common Infrared Countermeasure production award... SPACEX schedules USSF-153... PENTAGON announces Indiana’s first advanced nuclear micro modular reactor...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

Aviation Week Staff
BOEING gets Super Hornet/Growler flight control surface repair award... PRATT expanding Polish manufacturing facility... SPACEWERX funds wireless satellite charging research...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

Aviation Week Staff
GD supporting Nuclear-Armed, Sea-Launched Cruise Missile... DYNETICS gets MRADR award... New government relations chief for PBS AEROSPACE...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Mark Carreau
Cygnus XL boosted the International Space Station’s orbit, positioning the station for Russia’s Progress 96 mission.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
RAYTHEON gets B-52 radar award... SBIR funds Blackbeard weapon development... New chief for BOEING Latin America...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Irene Klotz
Katalyst Space is demonstrating technologies needed for future robotic servicing.
Operations & Safety

By Michael Bruno
Lyntris, the latest space and defense technology debutant to become publicly traded, saw its stock price drop 14% in its first day of trading but recover nearly 3% the next day.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Irene Klotz
The low-budget attempt to restore NASA’s gamma ray-hunting Swift space telescope into an operational orbit has been canceled due to attitude control issues with the servicing spacecraft.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is bringing in five satellite builders to develop a new orbital mesh network.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Firefly Aerospace now expects to launch its upgraded Alpha small-lift launch vehicle for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2026, company CEO Jason Kim said Aug. 11.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) will provide a 3D-woven, composite aeroshell for the Lockheed Martin Next Generation Glide Body (NXGB), Lockheed announced on Aug. 10.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
BOEING gets F/A-18 wing panel award... PERASO announces new UAS comms module... New Investor Relations VP at NORTHROP GRUMMAN...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army plans to adapt its XM913 50mm chain gun for counter-UAS, with new ammunition and systems showcased at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium.
Missile Defense & Weapons