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Summer Special July 6, 2025

Grumman X-29: The Forward-Thinking Jet with Backward Wings

The Grumman X-29 was one of the most visually striking and technologically ambitious aircraft ever built. Developed in the early 1980s as part of a…

General Aviation News May 6, 2025

Northrop Grumman Navigation Technology Completes Hypersonic Test Flights

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed two test flights of its Advanced Hypersonic Technology Inertial Measurement Unit at hypersonic speed, leveraging Stratolaunch’s reusable hypersonic airplane, Talon-A….

General Aviation News June 27, 2023

Northrop Grumman’s New Airborne Navigation System Achieves Successful Flight Test

Northrop Grumman Corporation has conducted a successful flight test of its advanced airborne navigation solution, Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) / Inertial Navigation System (INS)…

Military Aviation News December 21, 2021

Northrop Grumman Completes Successful Anti-Access/Area Denial Missile Flight Test

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed the second flight test of its new anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) missile, demonstrating capabilities that will meet key objectives…

Space News August 9, 2021

Northrop Grumman Set to Launch 16th Cargo Delivery Mission to the International Space Station

“S.S. Ellison Onizuka” ready for liftoff aboard Antares rocket carrying record amount of critical cargo and supplies for crew aboard the station Northrop Grumman Corporation…

Military Aviation News August 6, 2021

Northrop Grumman to Provide US Air Force with Countermeasure Flares

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will provide the U.S. Air Force with its high-performance MJU-73/B and MJU-62A/B infrared countermeasure flares. The company’s next-generation countermeasures will…

Military Aviation News, Space News June 14, 2021

Northrop Grumman Successfully Launches Pegasus XL Rocket for the US Space Force

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully launched the Tactically Responsive Launch-2 (TacRL-2) payload into orbit for the U.S. Space Force (USSF), using the company’s Pegasus…

Military Aviation News May 24, 2021

Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes Successful Fit Check aboard USS Anchorage

A Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) MQ-8C Fire Scout, the U.S. Navy’s only ship-based autonomous helicopter program, passes the initial fit check aboard the USS…

Military Aviation News April 16, 2021

Northrop Grumman Completes Successful First Flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully completed the first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk on April 15, 2021 from Palmdale, California. With an unmatched…

Space News April 12, 2021

Northrop Grumman and Intelsat Make History with Docking of Second Mission Extension Vehicle to Extend Life of Satellite

Successful docking paves the way for future on-orbit and life-extension services through robotics Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC,…

Space News March 8, 2021

Northrop Grumman’s Solid Propulsion System Selected to Power Mars Ascent Vehicle

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), has been selected by NASA to provide solid propulsion systems and controls for NASA’s Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV). The MAV…

Military Aviation News January 26, 2021

Northrop Grumman Awarded $3.6 Billion ID/IQ Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Contract

Provides continued operations, sustainment and support through 2026 The U.S. Air Force recently awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a $3.6 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract for continued…