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.
September 30, 2026
Northrop Grumman is to develop solid-fuel ramjet propulsion for missile prototypes under the US Army’s eXtended Range Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (XRC) programme in a USD18.8 The post Northrop…
To address the evolving challenges of detecting and defeating unmanned aerial systems at extended ranges, Northrop Grumman will develop next-generation air-breathing propulsion for the U.S. Army…
September 29, 2026
The company beat Northrop Grumman in a development contract worth about $20 billion and will now build both of the Pentagon’s sixth-generation fighters
Company defeats Northrop Grumman in roughly US$20 billion development competition and will now develop both of the Pentagon’s sixth-generation fighter jets
Northrop Grumman said on Monday that it has delivered 21 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., for Tranche 1 of the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer […] The…
The Naval Air Systems Command, based in Patuxent River, Maryland, has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth up to $123 million for the procurement of materials…
September 28, 2026
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Monday that it has delivered 21 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., for Tranche 1 of the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s Transport […]
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The Cygnus XL spacecraft from Northrop Grumman fired its thrusters last Friday for 18 minutes, thereby raising the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS). The delta engine…
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September 27, 2026
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Chile’s Ministry of National Defense released an image of a Northrop Grumman F-5E Tiger III fighter from Aviation Group No. 12 of the IV Air Brigade of the Chilean Air Force (FACh) with two…
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September 26, 2026
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A Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider bomber was filmed operating over Palmdale, California, on September 24, 2026, in yet another activity related to…
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September 25, 2026
Northrop Grumman [NOC] has received a nearly $124 million fixed-price incentive contract for long-lead items for 67 AN/APG-85 active electronically scanned array radars for the F-35 fighter by…
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL spacecraft today fired its thrusters for XX mins, XX seconds boosting the International Space Station’s orbit.
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Defence Minister Fernando Barros announced the formal start of the replacement process for the fleet of Northrop Grumman F-5E/F Tigre III fighter aircraft that have served in the…
Australia is the only export operator of Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft, and the platform has now reached an initial operational capability (IOC)…
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September 24, 2026
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The U.S. Air Force wants companies’ insights on a replacement for the Air Route Surveillance Radar-4 (ARSR-4). Northrop Grumman [NOC] delivered more than 40 ARSR-4s in the 1990s for border […]
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Northrop Grumman recently completed an aeroballistic test for a new 50mm projectile for Raid Hunter, its Gun-Based Air Defence (GBAD) system, validating projectile performance and generating…
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September 22, 2026
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Northrop Grumman announced a strategic collaboration with Camgian to explore harnessing its advanced Reactor AI platform to enhance command and fire control capabilities for U.S. and allied forces…
Operating from RAAF Bases Tindal and Edinburgh and supported by Northrop Grumman Australia, the MQ-4C Triton fleet is now contributing to Australia’s long-range surveillance capability.
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September 21, 2026
The Defense Innovation Unit and U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) have awarded True Anomaly and Northrop Grumman Geosynchronous High-Resolution Optical Space-Based Tactical…
Northrop Grumman has been selected to supply a commercial prototype for the Geosynchronous High-resolution Optical Space Tactical Reconnaissance (GHOST-R) mission of the…
September 20, 2026
Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Space Force Prototype Contract for GHOST-R Space Domain Awareness Mission
On Sept. 20, 2026, defense prime contractor Northrop Grumman secured a award from the U.S. Space Force to design and construct a prototype satellite for the Geosynchronous Space Situational…
September 18, 2026
The Defense Innovation Unit and U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) have awarded True Anomaly and Northrop Grumman [NOC] Geosynchronous High-Resolution Optical Space-Based Tactical…
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Moving target indication (MTI) from space has been a reconnaissance dream for decades–and a challenging one to achieve. Witness the National Reconnaissance Office’s (NRO) Discoverer II effort with…
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Northrop Grumman reports it has recently completed an aeroballistic test for a new 50mm projectile for Raid Hunter™, its Gun-Based Air Defence (GBAD) system, validating The post Northrop Grumman…
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September 17, 2026
On 15 September, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) lost contact with its Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk strategic reconnaissance drone during a flight off the…
September 16, 2026
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, has broached the idea of providing the Northrop Grumman [NOC] active electronically scanned array AN/APG-83 radar for the […]
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The Chilean Air Force (FACh) presented for the first time a Northrop Grumman F-5E Tiger III fighter fitted with fifth-generation Python V air-to-air missiles from Israeli firm Rafael Advanced…
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September 15, 2026
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The ground support segment for the future LGM-35A intercontinental ballistic missile by Northrop Grumman [NOC] “has really turned the corner,” U.S. Air Force Gen. Dale White…
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The USAF and Northrop Grumman completed the vertical integration of an inert LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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The director of Planning and Doctrine of the Chilean Air Force (FACh), Air Brigadier General Milton Zablah, confirmed that the Northrop Grumman F-5E/F Tiger III fleet will be retired from…
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