Northrop Grumman
G/ATOR radar tracks cruise missiles during live-fire test - News
August 16, 2022BALTIMORE, Maryland. The AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) multifunction center detected and tracked multiple cruise missile threats during a live-fire test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, manufacturer Northrop Grumman announced in a statement.
Missile warning satellite SBIRS GEO-6 launched by U.S. Space Force - News
August 05, 2022CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Florida. U.S. Space Force has launched the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-6 (SBIRS GEO-6) satellite, which will provide missile warning capabilities to the U.S. military.
$3.3 billion missile defense contract won by Northrop Grumman - News
August 02, 2022HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. Northrop Grumman has won a $3.3 billion contract from the Missile Defense Agency for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS), which is intended to defend against intermediate and intercontinental ballistic missile attacks, the company announced in a statement.
Supersonic aircraft to be built by Northrop Grumman and Boom Supersonic - News
July 27, 2022FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman and aviation designer Boom Supersonic (Denver, Colorado) agreed to collaborate on a new supersonic aircraft aimed at enabling quick-reaction aviation capabilities to the U.S. military and its allies.
Third AARGM-ER missile test launched off the coast of California - News
July 22, 2022LOS ANGELES, California. Northrop Grumman has completed the third live fire test of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) from an F/A-18 Super Hornet off the coast of California, the company announced in a statement.
Second hypersonic weapon flight test completed by Raytheon, Northrop Grumman - News
July 20, 2022TUCSON, Arizona. Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have completed a second flight test of the scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force, Raytheon Missiles & Defense said in a statement.
Northrop completes PDR for high-energy laser prototype - News
July 12, 2022REDONDO BEACH, California. Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for a high-energy laser prototype rated at 300 kilowatts, according to a company statement.