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Five companies have been awarded contracts for the USAF Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program. This 10-year, near $5 billion effort seeks to develop a prototype engine for a next-generation …
Five Companies Selected for $975 Million USAF Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion Program Read More
The U.S. Army has delayed an air and missile defense network test due to COVID-19 concerns, Breaking Defense reports. Troops preparing to run a Limited User Test of the service’s …
U.S. Army Delays Missile Defense Network Test Due to COVID-19 Concerns Read More
With the threat of a gap in production of its MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) drone, Northrop Grumman is offering a reduced-rate, accelerated-production alternative to Australia. Due to a U.S. …
Australia Receives Northrop Offer for Accelerated Triton Production Read More
After years of investment and testing and planning for the procurement of unmanned aerial surveillance platforms for use in the signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission, and unending controversy, Germany is scrapping …
Germany Drops Triton Plans, Opts for Manned Airborne Surveillance Capability Read More
The U.S. Army has awarded a contract for the rapid prototyping and fielding of a mobile directed energy weapon. The prototype system will consist of 50-kilowatt lasers mounted on a …
U.S. Army Awards Contract for M-SHORAD Directed Energy Stryker Prototypes Read More
by C. Zachary Hofer, Defense Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. In an announcement released on February 21, Raytheon announced that it would be competing in “the Olympics of radar.” This turn of …
Raytheon Is In for the LTAMDS Sense Off Read More
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp was awarded a $55.1 million contract by the U.S. Navy for the procurement of five MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned air systems and two lightweight fuel cells. …
U.S. Navy Awards Contract for Five MQ-8C Fire Scouts Read More The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a $49.9million advance procurement contract for long-lead parts and support for two Lot 7 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. The Navy used FY19 funds for …
U.S. Navy Awards Advance Procurement Contract for Two E-2Ds Read Moreby Bill Ostrove, Space Systems Analyst, and Richard Pettibone, Aerospace & Defense Companies Analyst, Forecast International. Behind all the sound and fury surrounding the recent UTC/Rockwell deal, Northrop Grumman quietly …
Northrop Grumman Acquisition of Orbital ATK Strengthens Diverse Space Offerings Read Moreby C. Zachary Hofer, Electronic Systems Analyst, Forecast International. Under the terms of a $39.1 million modification to a pre-existing contract, Northrop Grumman will continue the process of remedying the …
In the Future, the MQ-4C Triton Will Use Radar to Autonomously Avoid Crashing Read More