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The US tested a mystery hypersonic missile in July

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Online-PR: … unsere digitale Pressearbeit im Internet hilft weiter… The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on Tuesday that its Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), a missile program conducted in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed another successful free flight in early July. Photos of the tests, as well as the image of […]



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Northrop Grumman completes design review of new laser weapon system

Online-PR: … unsere digitale Pressearbeit im Internet hilft weiter… U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman announced on Monday that it recently completed the preliminary design review for a high-energy laser prototype. As noted by the company, the new 300-kilowatt-class laser weapon system will feature an architecture scalable to more than a megawatt for the U.S. Department […]



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First Navy’s Doomsday plane inducted under new maintenance contract

The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division said in a release that the first E-6B Mercury, also known as the Navy’s Doomsday plane, arrived at Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Aircraft Maintenance and Fabrication Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana for Block II modification on May 9. The work is part of an Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract […]



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US Air Force’s new stealth bomber made successful loads calibration test

Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. announced on Wednesday that the new B-21 Raider stealth bomber aircraft has made a successful loads calibration test. “The B-21 Raider is making strides toward flight readiness with a successful loads calibration test,” Northrop Grumman said in a Twitter post. According to a press release from NG, the recent test is […]



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Northrop Grumman to upgrade E-6B Mercury aircraft for US Navy

Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. was awarded an Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract from the U.S. Navy for E-6B Mercury aircraft. An E-6B plane is a large, high-tech aircraft that can communicate with important assets such as nuclear submarines and is built with a system that can launch intercontinental ballistic missiles. NG says the work […]



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US Special Operations Command receives radio frequency countermeasures system

American avionics giant Northrop Grumman announced on Tuesday that it has delivered radio frequency countermeasures system for the U.S. Special Operations Command. NG says the ALQ-251 radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system has been delivered to U.S. Special Operations Command as part of an AC-130J aircraft upgrade. As noted by the company, the operators of these […]



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Northrop Grumman delivers 900th center fuselage for F-35 jet

Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. marked the delivery of its 900th F-35 Lightning II center fuselage to Lockheed Martin on Feb. 14. Northrop Grumman has been producing F-35 center fuselages since May 2004. Utilizing the company’s Integrated Assembly Line (IAL), F-35 center fuselages are delivered across three unique aircraft variants. The IAL is a world-class […]



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Northrop Grumman delivers its 51st E-2D airborne early warning aircraft

Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. successfully delivered the 51st U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye production aircraft (AA-52). NG released a news release saying that “the aircraft represents the last to be delivered under the Multi-Year Procurement (MYP) 1 contract.” AA-52 is equipped with the Delta System/Software Configuration (DSSC) Build 3, which provides an additional leap […]



NG receives $10M for next-gen battle command system

The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Wednesday a new agreement worth about $10 million for the next-generation battle command system. According to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements, Northrop Grumman was awarded a $9,9 million modification to a previous contract for the procurement of Integrated Air & Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) […]



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Northrop Grumman shows massive combat drone in action

U.S. Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp., for the first time, released a video showing the massive robotic combat vehicle in action. A video, that surfaced as part of the Bushmaster Users Conference, shows Pratt Miller’s EMAV-MCA (Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle- Medium Caliber Armament) features the XM813 Bushmaster Chain Gun. The test-firing, conducted during Bushmaster Users Conference, […]



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US Navy’s newest air-to-ground missile is cleared for production

U.S. Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. has confirmed that its newest AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) cleared for initial production. According to a company’s recent news release, the U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation the contract to proceed with low rate initial production (LRIP) for the AGM-88G AARGM-ER. “LRIP marks a […]



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Northrop Grumman test next-gen electronic warfare suite for F-16 fighters

Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. has announced that its Next Generation Electronic Warfare (NGEW) suite for the F-16 fighter jet was successfully flight-tested alongside the AN/APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) at Exercise Northern Lightning ’21. NG says the NGEW and SABR demonstrated full interoperability in a realistic and contested electromagnetic spectrum environment. “When an EW […]



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Northrop Grumman ramps up production of new G/ATOR radars

Defense giant Northrop Grumman Corp. has ramped up production of its newest AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) multi-mission radar systems, according to a company news release. As noted by the company, Northrop Grumman has delivered its 15th AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR radar system to the U.S. Marine Corps, completing the low-rate […]