Northrop news
Here we gather what the specialist press publishes about Northrop: 183 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.
November 6, 2026
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During World War II, American engineers developed one of the strangest fighter aircraft ever built: the Northrop XP-79B, a bizarre flying wing nicknamed the “Flying Chainsaw.” Unlike conventional…
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November 5, 2026
On the 29th of this month, NASA plans to launch a Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft toward the International Space Station (ISS), carrying…
November 4, 2026
Town halls to gather community input on the U.S. Air Force’s future LGM-35A Sentinel ICBM by Northrop Grumman [NOC] are to restart this month, as the service prepares a supplemental […]
November 2, 2026
NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-25 Northrop Grumman’s commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station will deliver scientific research, crew supplies, and hardware to the…
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Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. A Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL spacecraft will…
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October 29, 2026
Sierra Space and Northrop Grumman have refuelable satellites headed to GEO with different interfaces. At MilSat, Sierra’s Erik Daehler gave the Space Force an 18-month clock.
Sierra Space’s Erik Daehler says Sierra and Northrop Grumman have refuelable GEO satellites with different interfaces. Space Systems Command picked Northrop’s as its preferred standard in 2024.
October 24, 2026
October 24, 2026: Chapter by chapter, the operational history of the Northrop F-5 Tiger with the Swiss Air Force comes to an end. On November 16, the F-5E Tiger J-3095 landed at the former…
October 22, 2026
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The Swiss Air Force has retired from service its last single-seat Northrop F-5E Tiger II in grey paint scheme,
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Northrop Grumman says modernization work has already begun while the Raider remains in flight testing ahead of delivery to the U.S. Air Force
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October 21, 2026
Northrop Grumman says sustainment and upgrade work have begun while the Raider remains in flight testing
The Swiss Air Force retired the last single-seat Northrop F-5E Tiger II in grey livery, after aircraft J-3095 flew its final flight on October 16, 2026.
To get it ready for the TACAMO platform, the C-130J-30 Super Hercules is being modified into a E-130J Phoenix II at mission systems integrator Northrop Grumman.
The company is testing autonomy systems from other developers and seeking opportunities beyond its own uncrewed aircraft
Company is testing autonomy systems from other developers and pursuing opportunities beyond its own unmanned aircraft
October 20, 2026
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“We could continue to solely invest in it ourselves with the support of our current shareholders. We could think about broadening that base of investments, or we could think … about separating the…
Vertical Aerospace, a global aerospace and technology company pioneering electric aviation, today announced long-term supplier agreements with ANH Structure Co., Ltd. (“ANH”), a specialist in…
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The Swiss Air Force will retire its last Northrop F-5E Tiger II jets by the end of 2027. At Emmen air base, a special Tiger was bid farewell: with J-3095, the last grey…
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October 19, 2026
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Protecting infantry troops against new threats was one of the priorities at the recent exhibition of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), held in…
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October 18, 2026
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The aircraft will receive Northrop Grumman TACAMO mission systems before replacing the Boeing E-6B Mercury
Aircraft will now receive TACAMO mission systems from Northrop Grumman before replacing the Boeing E-6B Mercury
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October 17, 2026
On Oct. 17, 2016, the Antares rocket now built by Northrop Grumman Space Systems returned to flight to come back from a catastrophic explosion. Here's why it mattered.
October 16, 2026
Vertical Aerospace has signed long-term supplier agreements with ANH Structure and Northrop Grumman LITEF to provide seating and inertial navigation The post Vertical Aerospace Bolsters Supplier…
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Vertical Aerospace today announced long-term supplier agreements with ANH Structure, a specialist in aircraft seating systems, and Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH, a developer of navigation and sensor…
SRC Inc., a global, not-for-profit, defence research and development company, recently announced that it developed its new Gryphon R1810 radar for Northrop Grumman’s Raid Hunter, a gun-based air…
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October 14, 2026
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The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Northrop Grumman have broken ground on a new assembly plant for the B-21 Raider stealth bomber. The facility will be located in Palmdale…
The US Air Force had pushed in spring for faster delivery of Northrop Grumman's new strategic B-21 Raider bomber. The manufacturer has now inaugurated a new plant to…
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Woodland Hills, California, is awarded a $34,388,301 modification (P00005) to a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0001924D0123)…
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October 13, 2026
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The new final assembly line will support a planned 25% increase in annual B-21 production capacity as the U.S. Air Force prepares receive the first operational Raiders in 2027. The U.S. Air Force…
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Northrop Grumman launched and deployed 21 satellites last Saturday for the first phase of Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) of the Space Development Agency (SDA), advancing the architecture…
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