The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq of C-172 and AC/RC-208 Aircraft Contractor Logistics Support and Training and related equipment for an estimated cost of $140 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of …
Read More »Northrop Grumman Completes Assembly of Manta Ray Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle
Northrop Grumman Corporation completed assembly of a full-size uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) prototype known as Manta Ray. A new class of UUV, it is an extra-large glider that will operate long-duration, long-range and payload-capable undersea missions without need for on-site human logistics. Manta Ray was built through a Defense Advanced …
Read More »NGC and Diehl Defence to Collaborate on IAMD Capabilities
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Diehl Defence GmbH & Co. KG signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing their commitment to work together to support innovative layered air and missile defense capabilities for Germany. Northrop Grumman’s expertise in IAMD and control capabilities, such as the U.S. Army’s Integrated Battle …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman to Develop a New Advanced Stand-in Attack Weapon
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the U.S. Air Force has awarded the company an approximately $705 million contract to deliver the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), an air-to-ground weapon that accelerates the pivot to a new generation of air power. Northrop Grumman’s SiAW leverages the company’s weapons systems design, development and production expertise to …
Read More »NGC MQ-4C Triton Achieves Initial Operating Capability with the US Navy
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft achieved a declaration of initial operating capability (IOC) by the U.S. Navy. MQ-4C Triton is the U.S. Navy’s only uncrewed, high-altitude, long-endurance aircraft performing persistent maritime intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting. Since achieving early operational capability in May 2020, the U.S. …
Read More »Raytheon, Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract for Additional Hypersonic Weapon Advancements
Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), was awarded a follow-on contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to reduce risk for future air breathing hypersonic systems. Under the agreement, the Raytheon-led team will build and fly additional Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon …
Read More »Northrop Grumman delivers transformative IBCS for Poland’s air defence programme
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered key Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) components for Poland’s WISŁA medium range air defense program. With this delivery, IBCS moves closer to being fully fielded as part of Poland’s advanced air and missile defense program. The recent delivery of the IBCS Integrated Fire …
Read More »Northrop Grumman F-16 Electronic Warfare Suite Counters Modern Radio Frequency Threats During Air Force Testing
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) has completed U.S. Air Force Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator (LIVE) testing. The system exceeded multiple benchmarks and demonstrated the ability to counter modern radio frequency (RF) threats. This was the first time the ultra-wideband architecture in IVEWS underwent LIVE testing. …
Read More »Northrop Grumman to produce MESA for the U.S. Air Force E-7
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will enter into production of the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array (MESA) sensor for the U.S. Air Force E-7 aircraft. As part of the E-7 weapons system, the combat proven MESA sensor will provide critical long range sensing, detection and identification in challenging environments equipping the U.S. …
Read More »Northrop Grumman and the US Air Force Introduce the B-21 Raider, the World’s First Sixth-Generation Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Air Force unveiled the B-21 Raider to the world today. The B-21 joins the nuclear triad as a visible and flexible deterrent designed for the U.S. Air Force to meet its most complex missions. “The Northrop Grumman team develops and delivers technology that advances …
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