Northrop Grumman

By Steve Trimble
The image, which the U.S. Air Force published on March 7, reveals for the first time that the inlets are shaped like sideways teardrops.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Dragon spacecraft successfully docked to the International Space Station early March 3.
Space

By Tony Osborne
NATO has received information on Boeing’s E-7, Northrop Grumman’s E-2 Hawkeye and Saab’s GlobalEye as it considers an interim AEW platform.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The satellites are to be part of the U.S. Space Force’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Space

By Brian Everstine
DARPA will start a new program aimed at high-speed, runway-independent aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy challenged the UK Royal Navy’s carrier strike group during its deployment to the Pacific in 2021, an Airbus official says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A decades-old concept for a ubiquitous battlefield network concept is starting to become reality.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

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