Northrop Grumman Archives

Phantom system in transportation configuration within ruggedized enclosure. (Northrop Grumman photo)

US government gets new miniaturized laser weapon

Northrop Grumman has delivered a 10-kilowatt system named Phantom that the company says is about the size of a mini fridge.

Aug 24, 2023 By Jon Harper

Space Development Agency awards $1.5B for future tranche of global communications satellites

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman will each build and operate 36 satellites for SDA's Tranche 2 transport layer.

Aug 21, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Northrop Grumman’s Hypersonic Capability Center in Elkton, Maryland (Northrop Grumman photo)

Northrop Grumman opens new propulsion system factory in anticipation of boom in hypersonic missile production

The Hypersonics Capability Center in Elkton, Maryland is a 60,000-square-foot facility.

Aug 3, 2023 By Jon Harper

Artist rendering of the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (Northrop Grumman image)

Space Force’s next-gen deep-space radar passes critical design review

The DARC is a ground-based radar system able to detect and track objects moving through geosynchronous orbit, and it's expected to be a key technology for the…

May 31, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

Wallops Island, Virginia, Oct. 21, 2021. U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs and the Army Hypersonic Program Office successfully conducted a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. This test informed the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike and the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon offensive hypersonic strike capability. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released)

Pentagon awards three contracts to bolster US hypersonics supply chains

Northrop Grumman, General Electric and Carbon-Carbon Advanced Technologies (C-CAT) were each awarded contracts, the Defense Department announced.

Apr 28, 2023 By Mikayla Easley

An F-16 Fighting Falcon from Eglin Air Force Base flies over a high school football game in Niceville, Fla., Sept. 24, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Tristan McIntire)

New F-16 jammer undergoes ‘LIVE’ testing

The AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS), made by Northrop Grumman, recently completed U.S. Air Force Laboratory Intelligence Validated Emulator (LIVE) testing.

Apr 11, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

Artist’s rendering of a hypersomic air-breathing weapon. (Image courtesy of DARPA)

DARPA wraps up air-breathing hypersonic program, plans follow-on for hypersonic cruise missiles

Plans are in the works for a follow-on effort, which could include building and flying more air vehicles to help mature the technology.

Jan 30, 2023 By Jon Harper

Mission needs — not formal requirements — driving industry approach to JADC2

In order to help drive the DOD toward realizing its vision for JADC2, contractors are looking at mission needs rather than formal requirements.

Dec 22, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Inside the Integrated Battle Command System operations center at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (U.S. Army photo)

IBCS completes key tests, teeing up full-rate production decision for Army

The Integrated Battle Command System program has completed IOT&E, prime contractor Northrop Grumman announced.

Nov 8, 2022 By Jon Harper

Concept art for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM). (Image courtesy of Raytheon Technologies)

HACM contract winners see opportunities for producing less expensive hypersonics at higher rates

Raytheon Technologies and its industry partner Northrop Grumman have been tapped to develop a new air-launched Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) for the Air Force.

Sep 23, 2022 By Jon Harper