Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the design and construction of the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) vehicle — this uncrewed air system developed for DARPA recently […]
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SpaceX to launch Northrop Gumman’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission for Space Norway
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch ASBM (Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission) 1 & 2, two twin satellites built by Northrop Grumman for Space Norway, in cooperation with Inmarsat and the Norwegian […]
NASA coverage upcoming of Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cygnus cargo departure from the ISS
Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Friday, July 12, five and a half months after delivering more than 8,200 pounds of supplies, scientific investigations, commercial […]
DARPA’s Newest X-plane
DARPA‘s series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration program, known as SHEPARD, sees it’s hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) receive its official X-plane designation, XRQ-73. SHEPARD is an “X-prime” program, leveraging […]
Northrop Grumman ships Space Norway’s Arctic Broadband Mission Satellites to Launch Site
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered its two-satellite constellation to the launch site for Space Norway‘s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) — these satellites will bring commercial broadband and […]
Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch
The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, according to the Missile Defense Agency. MDA didn’t disclose the date of […]
Leonardo DRS to provide additional advanced laser systems to protect U.S. military
Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) has received another full-rate production contract to supply its industry-leading Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) technology to enable Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) systems for critical military […]
Boeing and Northrop Grumman competing for Space Force Program
Aerospace giants Boeing and Northrop Grumman have each been selected by the United States Space Force – the sixth and newest branch of the United States military – to develop […]
MDA Space joins Starlab Space as strategic partner + equity owner in commercial space station
Starlab Space LLC (Starlab Space), the global joint venture between Voyager Space, Airbus, and Mitsubishi Corporation, has welcomed MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) as a strategic partner and equity owner in […]
Northrop Grumman expands satellite life-extension services
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) SpaceLogistics LLC announced its agreement to extend, by four years, the on-orbit life-extension services the firm’s Mission Extension Vehicles (MEVs) provide to satellite operator, Intelsat. […]