Rocket development builds on tried and true heritage for new orbital missions
With Russian engines out of the picture, there’s a new Medium Launch Vehicle on the horizon that is US sourced with a fairing sized to launch constellations.
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Northrop Grumman to conceptualize Moon trains for DARPA
"The envisioned lunar railroad network could transport humans, supplies and resources for commercial ventures across the lunar surface," according to Northrop Grumman's announcement.
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Insights on digital transformation following successes on B-21 and Sentinel
Customers and employees are experiencing the 'Butterfly Effect' of digital transformation from key national security programs.
Air Force moves out on hypersonic cruise missile flight testing in FY25
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall last year said the service was “more committed” to the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile than the service’s other fast-flying design, the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon.
Air Force wants to retire 250 aircraft as part of $188B FY25 budget request
“We're very, very fixated on being competitive with the pacing challenge [of China],” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. “I think the budget that we've submitted moves us forward — not quite as fast as we would like to, but it moves us forward in the right direction while maintaining current capabilities that are essential to the nation.”
F-22s ‘highest priority’ for near-term fight, Air Force acquisition boss says
Despite disagreements with Boeing on pricing for the E-7A Wedgetail, Air Force acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said officials still see the radar plane "as a capability that makes sense and that we need to field in the near term.”
As US funding remains in limbo, Northrop chases exports for F-16 EW suite
Two international customers so far have signed on to buy Northrop’s Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite, and the company hopes more could be in the works.
Take 2: Kratos aims for prime status on second CCA ‘increment’
“So there's a sweet spot for where we can prime it and there's a stretch area. ... What I hope is you see the sweet spot increases and the stretch area is moving to higher” program sizes and complexities, Kratos’s Steve Fendley told Breaking Defense.
Air Force plans CCA downselect within ‘months,’ second ‘increment’ in FY25: Kendall
International partners could join in on drone development for a next round of CCA work planned for the FY25 budget, according to Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
Despite huge industry losses, Air Force ‘not getting rid of fixed-price contracts’: Hunter
But a different acquisition strategy can help lower risks when fixed-price approaches are involved, the acquisition czar said.
Northrop Grumman jumps key hurdle in Next-Gen Interceptor design
MDA is expected to stage a down-select to one NGI competitor following critical design reviews, now slated for 2025, of both the Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin prototypes.
Refueling, propulsion ‘jetpacks’ near term Space Force ‘mobility’ plans
"People need to have a realistic expectation of the demand signal," said Col. Joyce Bulson, who heads Space Systems Command's servicing, mobility and logistics program, stressing that the service is "looking to leverage commercial services to the maximum extent possible, so we're not looking for a significant government investment in bringing these capabilities to bear."
SSC taps Northrop Grumman’s refueling systems as ‘preferred standard’
Northrop Grumman has been working the Space Systems Command, DARPA and the Defense Innovation Unit to develop the capabilities to refuel and service satellites on orbit under several different study efforts.
Northrop Grumman logs billion-dollar charge on B-21 stealth bomber
Chief Executive Officer Kathy Warden said that despite cost growth for the company’s Sentinel ICBM program, the company’s “near-term assumptions” of its sales and profitability are not “materially impacted.”
‘We will have to find the money’: After cost breach, Air Force doubles down on Sentinel ICBM
Air Force Lt. Gen. Rick Moore also spoke favorably of investing in "surge" capacity for things like munitions production, though he said the idea may not be popular outside the Air Force.