Northrop Grumman news
Here we gather what the specialist press publishes about Northrop Grumman: 148 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, Space, Civil aviation.
October 9, 2026
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The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have begun construction of the new B-21 Raider manufacturing facility, which is intended to get the stealth bomber into service faster.
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October 8, 2026
Expansion at US Air Force-owned Plant 42 in Palmdale will increase production capacity for the stealth bomber by 25%
Designated YFQ-48A by the U.S. Air Force, the aircraft is a candidate for the branch’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program.
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The new YFQ-48A Talon Blue developed by Northrop Grumman completed its first fully autonomous flight, reaching a new milestone in the development of uncrewed combat aircraft aimed at…
Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue completed its first fully autonomous flight, including taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers, and landing. Developed through company investment, Talon Blue…
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October 7, 2026
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Northrop Grumman has broken ground on a major new production facility for the B-21 Raider, the company and the Air Force announced Oct. 6. The construction comes as a top service official said…
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Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed YFQ-48A Talon Blue made its first autonomous flight, including taxi, takeoff flight maneuvers, and landing.
After delivering more than five tonnes of supplies, scientific experiments and other cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL spacecraft…
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October 6, 2026
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Northrop Grumman has selected a ThinKom antenna to provide satcom for the U.S. Navy’s E-130J Phoenix II aircraft, which will assume the Navy’s TACAMO mission. Northrop Grumman is developing the […]…
After delivering more than 11,000 pounds of supplies, science experiments, and other cargo to the International Space Station for NASA, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft is scheduled to depart…
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On October 6, 2026, satellite antenna manufacturer ThinKom Solutions, Inc. announced that Northrop Grumman has selected its ThinAir SATCOM antenna system to equip the U.S. Navy’s E-130J Phoenix II…
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October 5, 2026
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The Northrop Grumman [NOC] YFQ-48A Talon Blue had its flight debut from Mojave, Calif., the company said on Monday. The test combined “fully autonomous flight, including taxi, takeoff, in-flight…
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Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue YFQ-48A Collaborative Combat Aircraft took its first flight Oct. 3, heightening the competition for the Air Force’s future combat fleet. The post Northrop’s Talon Blue…
The YFQ-48A performed fully autonomous “taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers and landing” over the Mojave Desert in California, according to Northrop Grumman.
Northrop Grumman carried out the first flight of the YFQ-48A Talon Blue on October 3, 2026, at California's Mojave Air and Space Port, flying one of its newest aircraft demonstrators…
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Several US companies are currently working on unmanned combat aircraft that can escort manned fighters and take on the riskiest parts of missions. Northrop Grumman has now flown its first…
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The Lumberjack UAS flew with SandboxAQ’s AQNav magnetic navigation system during a GPS-denied flight test this summer, demonstrating alternative resilient PNT navigation for autonomous operations…
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Northrop Grumman has completed the first autonomous flight of its YFQ-48A Talon Blue, an uncrewed aircraft developed in-house by the company as a demonstrator for future…
Northrop Grumman announced that its YFQ-48A Talon Blue aircraft completed its first autonomous flight, which included taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers and landing at Mojave Air…
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Northrop Grumman's YFQ-48A Talon Blue completed its first fully autonomous flight, including taxi, takeoff, in-flight maneuvers, and landing. Developed thanks to investment from the…
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October 4, 2026
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Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A Talon Blue has completed its first fully autonomous flight in Mojave, California, including taxi, takeoff,… The post Northrop Grumman’s autonomous cost-cutter Talon Blue…
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October 3, 2026
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Northrop Grumman's YFQ-48A Talon Blue flew for the first time in California and is competing for a contract with the U.S. Air Force
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Company-funded combat drone is outside the Air Force’s initial CCA production contracts but remains positioned for future competitions
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Northrop Grumman announced the first flight of the YFQ-48 Talon Blue, the company’s internally-funded Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Few months after the taxi tests, Northrop Grumman has now…
The prototype carried out taxiing, takeoff, maneuvers and landing autonomously; the manufacturer is betting on a modular design... The post appeared first on…
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Northrop Grumman has placed its hopes in Talon Blue to capture a piece of the USAF's future Collaborative Combat Aircraft portfolio. The post Northrop Grumman’s Talon Blue Collaborative Combat…
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October 2, 2026
The Space Development Agency (SDA) early Monday morning plans to launch the first half of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] 42 satellites that make up part of the data transport layer for […]
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The Space Development Agency is set to launch 21 Tranche 1 data transport satellites on Oct. 5—its fourth Tranche 1 mission since last fall and the first to carry Northrop Grumman-built satellites…
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October 1, 2026
The Pentagon announced Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly will build new ISR satellites in space, after admitting the U.S. already has weapons in orbit.
The era of siloed, stand-alone systems operating in isolation is over. Today’s fight demands systems that can integrate with networks on day one. Enter Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Battle Command…
