Lockheed opposes Northrop bid to remove firewall on solid rocket motor business
Northrop argues that a 2018 consent order is hampering its ability to ramp up solid rocket motor production needed for critical munitions.
Australia enlists Northrop Grumman for solid rocket motor production
It will also work with DefendTex, Black Sky Industries and Anduril Australia to explore novel manufacturing methods
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
With unmanned systems in the forefront, Marine Corps evolves how it operates
Marines could begin operational testing with drone wingmen in 2029, and in the future could conduct their own intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in lieu of contractors, officials said during the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington.
The sights of Sea Air Space Day 2
Check out a selection of photos from the show floor.
Northrop to invest $2.5B to hasten B-21 production
The company plans to spend $200 million in 2026 to accelerate B-21 production, Northrop CEO Kathy Warden said.
F/A-XX fighter downselect coming in August: CNO
The competition for the Navy's sixth-generation fighter contract has narrowed to Northrop Grumman and Boeing.
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Northrop Grumman’s Talon IQ testbed hot-swaps AI brains mid-flight
“While the aircraft was flying, the software was queued up so that we could have different companies’ behaviors take control of the platform and fly [it]," said Dan Salluce, Northrop’s senior director for aerospace systems.
Norway floats additional $11.8B in defense spending through 2035, cancels drone program
The new funding is set to go directly toward the acquisition of new F-35 fifth generation fighter jet integrated Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) munitions, and stiffen the pace of big ticket submarine and frigate procurements.
Vulcan grounding could impact multiple Space Force, NRO satellite launches
Among the near-term launches most likely to be delayed or shifted are those of the Space Force WGS-11 communications satellite slated to lift off by the end of March, and the Next-Gen OPIR GEO satellite
Air Force seeks industry feedback to ‘benchmark’ progress of Northrop missile
The Air Force told Breaking Defense the service may consider producing another missile similar to Northrop Grumman’s Stand-in Attack Weapon “if industry has solid options for delivering munitions faster and cheaper.”
Space Force shifts GPS III launch from ULA to SpaceX
The shift follows Vulcan's February grounding under the National Security Space Launch program to resolve persistent problems with its solid rocket boosters.
EXCLUSIVE: US poised to accept new F-35s without radars, sources say
Rep. Rob Wittman told Breaking Defense that while he expected issues with the new APG-85 radar to eventually be resolved, in the interim the US military will be left with “lots of aircraft out there, but not ones that are ready to go to the fight.”
Following congressional rebuke, Air Force awards E-7 contracts
The new awards procure an undisclosed number of developmental aircraft and address diminishing manufacturing sources for the plane’s radar.
Defense companies to quadruple production of ‘exquisite’ weapons: Trump
It's unclear whether President Donald Trump's meeting with defense executives at the White House pushes munitions production beyond previously-announced agreements.