Northrop Grumman

By Steve Trimble
A U.S./Israel team plans to propose the Skyceptor air defense system for Australia’s medium-range surface-to-air missile program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Australia can buy up to 63 Northrop Grumman-built, long-range anti-radiation missiles worth up to $506 million, the U.S. government announced on Feb. 27.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Sierra Nevada Corp.’s new, small fleet of future contractor-owned, contractor-operated surveillance jets is taking shape.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Electronically-Scanned Multifunction Reconfigurable Integrated Sensor is being developed to perform the functions of a radar, jammer and data link.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Red Flag, the service’s most important combat training event, shifts to overwater for the first time in its 48-year history.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
The new procurement strategy is intended to boost competition.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Germany could become a new source of center fuselages for the F-35 program, taking over from Turkish industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA is seeking commercial space station design feedback from the U.S. aerospace industry on two fronts.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is beginning design work for a production standard version of the XA100 adaptive engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The USAF still expects first flight this year of the Northrop Grumman LGM-35A Sentinel missile, despite a reported schedule slip and test failure.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Demand for conducting experiments on the ISS National Laboratory remains strong after 75 payloads were sent to the orbiting platform last year.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space’s second four-person private astronaut mission to the International Space Station will include two astronauts from Saudi Arabia.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A pair of 6U science sats, originally slated to piggyback a ride to Mars with NASA’s Psyche asteroid probe, will instead launch aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Funds raised will be used to launch a demonstrator capsule in 2024.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
A long-awaited international air show Down Under will highlight the impact of a strategic pivot by Australia since 2019.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Switzerland has completed a series of avionics upgrades for its McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The ALQ-254(V)1 Viper Shield completed an internal critical design review, the company announced on Jan. 30.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Although any losses remain theoretical, some market analysts no longer expect Northrop to make any profit on early B-21 production lots.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The potential loss would reflect inflationary pressures and the impact of supply chain disruptions on the first five lots of low-rate production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The military satellite constellation was previously known as the “National Defense Space Architecture."
Space

By Steve Trimble
The recent demonstration at Northrop’s new 5G lab included AT&T’s private 5G network and Fujitsu’s Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN)-compliant infrastructure.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Eleven-blade propeller; Northrop studies uncrewed cargo; China’s aerostat drone; and wind tunnel tests for eVTOL concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
At the end of fiscal 2022, the Air Force’s total force pilot shortage rose to 1,907, an increase of 257 pilots from the end of 2021.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Garrett Reim
NASA has contracted with Northrop Grumman to study integrating uncrewed cargo aircraft in the National Airspace System.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The generalized comments by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are in keeping with the tight security controls around the stealth bomber program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare