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.
October 5, 2026
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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…
With the Talon Blue, Northrop Grumman positions itself for the second phase of a multi-billion-dollar US Air Force program.
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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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The award was the second major fighter jet program Boeing won this year after beating Lockheed Martin Corp. in March for the Air Force’s stealth F-47.
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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…
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…
After the new F-47 superfighter for the US Air Force, Boeing will also build the equivalent for the Navy. Boeing's bid won the F/A-XX contest over Northrop's design…
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…
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