DARPA green lights Aurora, Bell for next phase in SPRINT X-plane competition
Northrop Grumman and Piasecki Aircraft Corporation have been eliminated from a DARPA effort to design, develop and fly a high-speed vertical takeoff and landing X-plane.
Senate confirms Melissa Dalton as next Air Force Under Secretary
Dalton will take over from Kristyn Jones, who has been performing the duties of the role since March 2023.
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Anduril debuts Pulsar AI-powered electronic warfare system
Company executives claimed the Pulsar system can use AI tools to quickly identify new threats and devise defenses against them, compressing the timeline for responding to rapidly-evolving electronic warfare.
Defense companies keep up momentum on share repurchases, despite Navy leader’s criticism
Capital Alpha Partners found that buy back amounts at defense contractors were higher this financial quarter for all but only four others since March 2011.
Next-Gen OPIR: 2 steps forward, 1 step back for missile warning effort
The Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared constellation's first satellite may see its launch pushed back by a year to 2026.
Northrop wins $7 billion Air Force contract for more B-2 sustainment, upgrades
With only 20 bombers in the service’s fleet, that could translate to roughly $350 million in work per plane.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Northrop sees F-16 IVEWS, IBCS as ‘multibillion dollar’ international sales drivers
In addition, CEO Kathy Warden says the company sees a chance to sell up to five Triton UAVs to the NATO alliance.
Air Force picks Anduril, General Atomics for next round of CCA work
The two vendors emerged successful from an original pool of five and are expected to carry their drone designs through a prototyping phase that will build and test aircraft.
Lockheed wins competition to build next-gen interceptor
The Missile Defense Agency recently accelerated plans to pick a winning vendor, a decision previously planned for next year.
Northrop Grumman-made part ‘significant’ contributor to sub delays: Navy secretary
"Now it [the Columbia-class submarine] is delayed by at least a year, leaving no more margin for failure for the rest of the decades-long procurement and delivery schedule," said Rep. Ken Calvert, chair of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee.
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Pentagon weighs options to lengthen life of legacy nuclear platforms as new programs face delays
"The question is, how do you manage what you might call the transition from the legacy systems to modern systems?” John Plumb, assistant secretary of Defense for Space Policy, told reporters.
Sentinel ICBM’s first flight test slips to 2026: Air Force
An official with prime contractor Northrop Grumman defended the beleaguered program, and said, "looking for that blame, I think, is hard because it really was just an immense challenge."
Airbus greenlights Saab to put Arexis sensor suite, with ‘AI platform’, on German Eurofighters
Micael Johansson, Saab's CEO, said that "combining advanced hardware and AI-enabled software, our Arexis sensor suite will strengthen the German defence with future-proof electronic warfare capability for decades to come."