Northrop Grumman

By Matthew Fulco
L3Harris Technologies posted $4.47 billion in revenue in the first quarter, a 9% annual increase.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The award funds production of a certain number of X-Bow’s 3D-printed solid propellants and SRMs for a series of flight tests.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Northrop Grumman has partnered with JetZero in its bid to develop a full-scale blended-wing-body demonstrator as a tanker-transport for the U.S. Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s 18th NASA contracted resupply mission capsule departed the ISS, filled with trash.
Space

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
U.S. Air Force future tanker interest and commercial midmarket demand combine to provide a long-awaited potential launch window for a blended wing body concept.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
GE Aerospace becomes the latest F-35 supplier to be converted by Lockheed Martin to a multi-year performance based logistics deal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman says its Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellite constellation network has passed a critical design review.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
As NASA closes in on releasing a request for proposals for a rover vehicle service on the Moon, Leidos has unveiled a prototype Lunar Terrain Vehicle.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Quiet electric propulsion startup Whisper Aero has received Series A funding that will allow launch production of its electric ducted fan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The U.S. Space Force plans to award a sole-source contract to Blue Origin for early integration studies for upcoming NSSL missions.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
Boeing’s Protected Satcom Prototype payload is scheduled to fly on the 11th Wideband Global Satcom satellite, Boeing said April 13.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Officials are wrestling with how to manage and sustain a historic surge in demand for tactical missiles.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman on April 3 outlined its full team of subcontractors for its U.S. Navy E-XX Take-Charge-and-Move-Out (Tacamo) offer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Momentum for in-space servicing, space logistics and manufacturing is building.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force wants to cancel an electronic-warfare upgrade for its F-16 fleet to prioritize next-generation aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The industry team will build and test an airbreathing propulsion subsystem for the proposed DeepStrike-Extended Range concept.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The test of the Software Programmable Open Mission Systems Compliant radio terminal was developed under an Air Force Life Cycle Management Center contract.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The Biden administration’s fiscal 2024 request includes an increase in procurement and research and looks to cut the current fleet to pay for it.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
IHI Corporation of Japan and Northrop Grumman have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop “highly maneuverable” small satellites.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected Houston-based Axiom Space to conduct a third four-person private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin on March 10 formally rolled out the first new F-16 for Bahrain after a four-year hiatus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Advanced battery producer American Lithium Energy has secured $13.2 million in funding to expand its U.S.-based manufacturing capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
DARPA selected GA-ASI in March 2022 to advance to the next phase of the project in March 2022, but a year passed before the manufacturer announced the news.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Boeing is interested in offering commercial Space Launch System flight services to the U.S. Space Force.
Commercial Space