U.S. Space Force Getting New Anti-Jamming Satellites in 2024
23 Apr 2021, 08:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman given the green light to continue its work on the anti-jamming payload for the Protected Tactical SATCOM program
Firebird Sensor Drone Flies 9,000 Miles Across U.S. With Pilots On Board
18 Apr 2021, 05:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman Firebird just ended a 9,000 miles (14,480 km) journey across America with pilots on board, mission ended in Florida
We Can Now Service Satellites in Orbit, Also Extend Their Lives
13 Apr 2021, 08:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman managed to dock the second Mission Extension Vehicle with an Intelsat satellite, opening the door to in-orbit servicing
America’s Missile-Hunting Defense System Getting Better, Will Cost $3.7 Billion
26 Mar 2021, 14:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin with Aerojet Rocketdyne, and Northrop Grumman with Raytheon tasked to work on the next-generation interceptor program
Helicopter Surveillance Drone Could Be the Australian Navy’s Next Eye in the Sky
25 Mar 2021, 15:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Leonardo's AWHERO drone and Northrop Grumman’s Distributed Autonomy/Responsive Control (DA/RC) command and control system considered by Australian Navy
Northrop Grumman to Make MAPS for Mars Sample Return Mission
8 Mar 2021, 15:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman was selected by NASA to make the Mars Ascent Propulsion System (MAPS) for the Mars Sample Return mission's Ascent Vehicle
RQ-4D Phoenix Global Hawk Drones Now Part of the NATO AGS Force
28 Feb 2021, 09:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman's RQ-4D Phoenix Global Hawk drones received an initial operating capability to be part of the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) Force
This Could Be Northrop Grumman’s Lethal Drone for DARPA’s LongShot Program
21 Feb 2021, 15:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA's LongShot program is meant to design an air-launched unmanned weapons system that could use a multitude of air-to-air weapons.
Military Drones Can Go After Submarines Now
20 Feb 2021, 10:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman and UK-based Ultra tested a crewed Bell 407 helicopter with hardware that could be fitted on drones to detect submarines
Orion Spacecraft to Fly on July 2 for Launch Abort Test
21 Jun 2019, 15:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Fitted on top of a rocket provided by Northrop Grumman, the Orion will abort launch at 31,000 feet and a speed of 1.3 Mach
NASA Gives Us a First Look at the Airplanes of 2025
17 Jan 2011, 18:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Late last year, NASA awarded three contacts to teams from Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Boeing, to study what future aircraft designs could look like in 2025. Now, NASA is giving us a previe...
Kent Kresa Retires
4 Aug 2010, 08:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Kent Kresa, the man to which GM turned when the carmaker was left without a chairman, is taking his leave from the board of directors because, as GM's guidelines say, members of the board are ...