Northrop Grumman news
Here we gather what the specialist press publishes about Northrop Grumman: 63 stories collected since July 6, 2026, newest first and always linking to the outlet that published them. The list updates itself as new pieces come in. The recurring topics are Military aviation, Civil aviation, Space.
August 12, 2026
Northrop Grumman has introduced Raid Hunter™, a 50mm gun-based air defence system designed to counter cruise missiles, drone swarms and other high-volume aerial threats, the The post Northrop…
Northrop Grumman has unveiled Raid Hunter™ as the official name for its new 50mm gun-based air defence system (GBAD), a next-generation capability designed to strengthen…
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The company’s major investment in the Melbourne, Florida-based sixth-generation precinct is designed to bolster Northrop Grumman’s pitch to the US Navy for the lucrative, sixth-generation fighter…
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August 11, 2026
Boeing plans to offer a cheaper seeker for defensive and offensive military missiles, while Northrop Grumman revealed more about a cannon-based solution to bat down threats like drones and cruise…
August 10, 2026
Boeing and Northrop Grumman demonstrated a new collaborative operating capability between the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and the MQ-4C Triton drone, allowing the two platforms…
August 8, 2026
Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency will adapt what they had been working on for NASA’s lunar Gateway into applications for a planned lunar base, albeit with few specifics. The post…
August 7, 2026
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Boeing and Northrop Grumman successfully simulated teaming between a manned P-8A Poseidon and unmanned MQ-4C Triton, demonstrating how the platforms can share intelligence, mission planning and…
August 6, 2026
Northrop Grumman Corporation is developing a series of Lunar Infrastructure Demonstration (LID) missions to help NASA rapidly refine the…
The shift amplifies the agency’s marked shift from crewed operations in lunar orbit to focus on surface-based missions.
Northrop Grumman and Boeing have successfully demonstrated enhanced interoperability between the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft and the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, marking the first…
Northrop Grumman and Boeing successfully demonstrated improved interoperability between the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft and the MQ-4C Triton naval drone, a test…
The service held a sundown ceremony with the last C-2A carrier resupply turboprop, ending more than 60 years of service. The US Navy has ended flight operations with its Northrop Grumman C-2A…
The concept of joint operations between manned and unmanned aircraft has just reached a new milestone. Boeing and Northrop Grumman successfully carried out the first demonstration…
August 5, 2026
Japan deployed two Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft to the multinational Exercise Pitch Black 2026 in Australia’s Northern Territory…
This approach ensures the entire supply chain has the stability and long-term demand visibility needed to invest in advanced production equipment, the…
August 4, 2026
New 300,000-square-foot engineering facility strengthens aerospace development capabilities with advanced laboratories and space for more than 1,200 engineers Northrop Grumman has expanded its…
The U.S. Department of War recently signed new framework agreements with local firms Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to increase the production capacity of…
August 3, 2026
Northrop Grumman has signed two multi-year framework agreements totalling over $3 billion to increase US missile interceptor production. Working with the US Department of Defense and Lockheed…
A closer look at the ergonomics of the world's first fifth-generation bomber.
The Pentagon has given the green light to low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the F-35 fighter’s new APG-85 active electronically scanned array radar by Northrop Grumman [NOC], according to the […]
July 28, 2026
DAYTON, Ohio–Air Force leadership is consulting with Air Education and Training Command (AETC) on uses for F-35As that lack radars, as the bulkhead for Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] future APG-85 radar […]
July 24, 2026
Navy Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Aerospace Systems. Melbourne, Florida, is awarded a not-to-exceed $1,196,000,000 cost, no fee undefinitized contract for... The post Contract Briefs appeared…
July 22, 2026
A satellite servicing vehicle developed and built by Northrop Grumman [NOC] to conduct repairs, inspections and sustain spacecraft on orbit launched Tuesday evening, the company said on Wednesday…
A Falcon 9 rocket launched the MRV-MEP mission of SpaceLogistics, a company of Northrop Grumman, to the geostationary transfer orbit from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in..
July 21, 2026
Northrop Grumman took another charge for the solid rocket boosters it provides for the Vulcan Centaur and suggested updated motors might not be ready until the end of the year. The post Northrop…
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Tuesday reported another charge on a large solid rocket motor program that suffered an anomaly during a launch in February, and also said development work on […]
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to launch the Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV-1) mission from Florida… The post Falcon 9 to launch MRV-1 robotic servicing spacecraft for Northrop Grumman appeared first on…
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SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman's trailblazing MRV-MEP satellite-servicing mission to Earth orbit today (July 21).
Northrop Grumman’s Mission Robotic Vehicle features the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and DARPA. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape…
July 15, 2026
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said this week that it is adding hundreds of jobs to the 5,000 the company now has working on the LGM-35A Sentinel future ICBM. A ground breaking […]
