Northrop Grumman

Aug- 2026 -

4 August

Northrop Grumman Expands Melbourne Campus to Support Next-Gen Aircraft Programs

Northrop Grumman has added a new 300,000-square-foot engineering facility at its Melbourne campus in Florida, supporting next-generation aircraft programs.

4 August

Americas

Northrop Grumman will deliver advanced simulation and threat modeling capabilities that provide 24/7 operational and training needs for the warfighter.

Jodesz Gavilan

Northrop to Expand US Missile Defense Training Simulations

The Missile Defense Agency has tapped Northrop Grumman to expand simulation and threat modeling tools used to train US missile defense personnel.

3 August

Air

A 189th Airlift Wing C-130H is mounted with a Northrop Grumman LITENING pod targeting system as part of an Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center program to develop a highly-accurate air drop and reconnaissance system. The Arkansas Air National Guard unit has been tapped as a test bed and has sent aircraft, aircrews and maintainers to Arizona for the test program.

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Secures $1.8B US Air Force Deal to Continue Litening Pod Support

Northrop Grumman has signed a contract valued at up to $1.84 billion to extend manufacturing and modification of the AN/AAQ-28 Litening advanced targeting pods for the US Air Force.

Jul- 2026 -

27 July

Americas

Northrop Grumman’s mission robotic vehicle launches.

Jodesz Gavilan

Northrop Launches Robotic Satellite Servicing Vehicle

Northrop Grumman has launched its Mission Robotic Vehicle, marking a major step toward operational satellite servicing and life-extension missions in orbit.

24 July

Americas

Jodesz Gavilan

US Navy Buys Three E-2D Hawkeye Aircraft for $1.2 Billion

The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a nearly $1.2-billion contract to build three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II airborne early warning and command-and-control aircraft.

23 July

Americas

Christine Casimiro

Northrop Grumman Taps Karman for US Navy MK 54 Torpedo Training Program

Northrop Grumman, the prime contractor for the US Navy's MK 54 MOD 2 Advanced Lightweight Torpedo, has tapped Karman Space & Defense to support the program’s Fleet Exercise Section.

19 July

Air

Bea Castañeda

B-2 Spirit: Inside America’s Strategic Stealth Bomber

Invisible to radar and capable of striking anywhere on the globe, the B-2 Spirit remains one of the most closely watched symbols of American airpower. This guide breaks down why.

15 July

Nuclear

Northrop Grumman and government officials break ground on a new Sentinel missile facility in Utah

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Grumman Expands Utah Campus to Support US Sentinel Missile Program

Northrop Grumman has broken ground on a new facility in Roy, Utah, to expand work on the US Air Force's Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile that will replace Washington’s aging Minuteman III nuclear weapons.

13 July

Technology

Bea Castañeda

AESA Radar Explained: How Active Electronically Scanned Arrays Changed Modern Warfare

This guide breaks down how AESA radar's electronic beam-steering delivers faster, harder-to-jam detection and multi-target tracking, and why that edge is redefining survivability across modern fighter fleets and layered air defense networks.

9 July

Americas

The Integrated Battle Command System of the US Army.

Christine Casimiro

US Army IBCS Demos Interoperability With IFPC, LTAMDS in 34th Flight Test

The US Army’s Integrated Battle Command System has successfully demonstrated interoperability with diverse effectors and sensors during its 34th missile flight test and 44th intercept.

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