NASA to spend $20 billion on moon base, cancel orbiting lunar stationNASA is shifting its moon program strategy. Plans for a space station in lunar orbit are cancelled. Instead, components will be used to bui...
24 Mar, 2026, 07.35 PM IST
Pentagon advances Golden Dome missile defense with new Space Force contractsThe U.S. Space Force is launching a major missile defense initiative. Several companies have received contracts to build prototype space-ba...
26 Nov, 2025, 06.02 AM IST
Cygnus XL’s maiden mission hits snag as engine shutdowns force NASA to delay ISS delivery of food, Oxygen, and spare partsA cargo ship faced a setback. Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL, carrying supplies for the International Space Station, had engine trouble. Two ...
17 Sep, 2025, 01.36 PM IST
Boeing, Northrop Grumman await US Navy next-generation fighter contract this week, sources sayThe U.S. Navy is set to announce the contractor for its next-generation stealth fighter, the F/A-XX, to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet....
25 Mar, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
Northrop Grumman working with Elon Musk's SpaceX on US spy satellite systemNorthrop Grumman and SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, work on a spy satellite project enhancing US intelligence with high-res Earth imagery, invol...
19 Apr, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
US Air Force's new B-21 Raider "flying wing" bomber takes first flightThe B-21 "Raider," the U.S. Air Force's new long-range nuclear-capable stealth bomber, conducted its first flight from Northrop's facility ...
10 Nov, 2023, 10.07 PM IST
US Air Force’s B-21 Raider: Know what makes it the most advanced military aircraftThe B-21 Raider of the US Air Force is about to be unveiled. The manufacturing company Northrop Gruman calls the aircraft “pioneering”.
02 Dec, 2022, 11.10 PM IST
Northrop Grumman raises full-year forecast on space unit strengthAnalysts say Northrop's B-21 bomber and GBSD intercontinental ballistic missiles are likely to be the backbone for the company's growth ove...
29 Jul, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
Nuclear weapons spending swelled $1.4 billion amid pandemic: ReportIn a fresh report, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) detailed how the world's nine nuclear-armed states continue...
07 Jun, 2021, 04.10 PM IST
Northrop and Lockheed win missile defence contracts valued at up to $7.6 billionThe next-generation interceptor program could be worth as much as $10 billion to $12 billion over its lifetime as the contractor works to m...
24 Mar, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
Northrop Grumman shows off its experimental spaceplane conceptA press release details that the XS-1 will have a reusable booster that Grumman stresses is "affordable" with "aircraft-like" operations.
25 Aug, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
- Infotech in talks with Lockheed Martin for aircraft design
Infotech Enterprises, the city-based technology solutions provider offering engineering and geographic information (GI) services, is in tal...
26 May, 2011, 09.34 PM IST
- Coming soon: 'Sleek jets' for air travel!
Move over, jumbo jets. Sleek jets could soon become the new travel option for fliers, thanks to US space agency NASA which plans to introdu...
06 Mar, 2011, 12.58 PM IST
- Bidding starts anew for $35 bn Air Force tanker deal
The Pentagon opened a second round of bidding on Wednesday for a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract following an error-plagued first att...
07 Aug, 2008, 03.11 AM IST
- Airbus CEO rejects US controversy over tanker contract
Airbus CEO did not rule out the planned plant in Mobile, Alabama one day manufacturing equipment other than the tankers committed to the ai...
08 Mar, 2008, 09.40 AM IST
- US lawmakers blast Boeing defense contract snub
US lawmakers reacted angrily to the award of a $ 35 billion Defense Department contract to a Northrop Grumman/EADS team, a major coup for E...
01 Mar, 2008, 05.32 PM IST
- Veritas challenges L-3 for $4.6bn Army translation job
Veritas Capital, the second-largest private equity firm targeting US defence contracts, is seeking $4.6bn in Army translation business in I...
05 Oct, 2006, 01.52 AM IST