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Low-observable technology allows the B-2 Spirit to penetrate sophisticated air defences and operate against heavily protected targets.
“The B-21 Raider represents the future of our nation's strategic deterrence, and the security apparatus protecting it has to be equally advanced,” said Lt. Col. Michael Olson, commander of the 28th Security Forces Squadron.
Northrop Grumman sees missile defense becoming an increasingly important growth business, with demand stretching from integrated air defense systems in the Middle East to interceptor propulsion, U.S. homeland defense and national security space.
Northrop Grumman has received a $7 million DARPA contract to integrate diamond cooling into semiconductors for military radar and communications.
The U.S. Air Force has selected IVEWS as the electronic warfare program of record for its F-16 fleet.
Northrop Grumman unveils B-21 Raider-inspired Air Force Academy football uniforms while stealth bomber production accelerates
Northrop Grumman said IBCS has completed 34 successful flight tests involving 44 intercepts.
The U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider is moving toward its first operational delivery in 2027 with the acquisition program running ahead of schedule, while Northrop Grumman expands the industrial base for higher production.
Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden said the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II upgrade is designed to help crews detect threats sooner and make faster decisions.
The U.S. Navy is retiring the Northrop Grumman-built C-2A Greyhound, concluding more than 60 years of logistics operations supporting carrier strike groups.
The U.S. Department of War is moving to sharply increase production of Patriot and THAAD interceptors after rising global demand and recent combat use placed new pressure on missile-defense inventories.
The U.S. Air Force has demonstrated the B-2 Spirit’s expanding maritime-strike role by integrating the stealth bomber with Norwegian F-35 fighters during a live-fire mission against a surface vessel.
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