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Air Warfare
Egypt and Jordan to receive Sidewinder motors
11th September 2020
FMS customers will receive a combined total of more than 800 rocket motors for the AIM-9M Sidewinder short-range AAM, under a $21.01 million contract for Northrop …
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Air Warfare
Collins Aerospace receives new orders for C-130 NP2000 propeller system
14th September 2020
Raytheon Technologies company Collins Aerospace Systems announced on 14 September that it will deliver NP2000 propeller systems for 30 more Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules aircraft …
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Defence Helicopter
Longbow to make mast-mounted assembly and radar units for Apache Guardian
7th September 2020
FMS operators of the AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter will be among the recipients of new mast-mounted assembly and radar units, under a $164.61 million …
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Air Warfare
DoD picks Alliant Techsystems to enhance AARGM capabilities
1st September 2020
Orbital ATK is to develop new technology to increase the capability of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) family of air-to-surface missiles, the US …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman to make more mission computers for Venoms and Vipers
27th August 2020
Northrop Grumman has obtained a $44.55 million contract modification from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to make more mission computers for US and FMS helicopter …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop closes in on international Firebird order
21st August 2020
Northrop Grumman has revealed it is preparing to announce a new Firebird optionally piloted MALE ISR aircraft order for an international customer. Negotiations are under …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman to provide Guardian assemblies and transmitters to USN
18th August 2020
The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation has issued a maximum $19.69 million delivery order, on behalf of the USN, to Northrop Grumman Mission Systems for Guardian laser …
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Air Warfare
Chinese KJ-600 AEW may have performed maiden flight
4th September 2020
The KJ-600, a carrier-borne airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft destined for the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), may have performed its maiden flight on 29 …
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Land Warfare
Latest IBCS tests give US Army hope for game-changing air defence
31st August 2020
A US army air and missile defence system, which has struggled in development for more than a decade, knocked down ballistic and cruise missile targets …
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Digital Battlespace
Northrop Grumman to make radar data processors for FMS customers
14th August 2020
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE will receive re-manufactured AN/APR-39C(V)1 RWR processors for rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, under a $10.01 million contract modification from US Army …
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Air Warfare
Northrop Grumman to support Advanced Hawkeye glass cockpit
4th August 2020
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVSEA) has ordered $34.71 million worth of engineering services from Northrop Grumman to support the glass cockpit design programme for …
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Digital Battlespace
US polar SATCOM programme passes critical design review milestone
4th August 2020
Northrop Grumman announced on 4 August that it has successfully completed a delta Critical Design Review (dCDR) with the US Space Force for the Enhanced …
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Defence Notes
US picks SpaceX and ULA for NSSL Phase 2
10th August 2020
United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX rockets will be used to launch US Space Force payloads under National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2, the DoD announced …
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Air Warfare
USAF sets sights on Skyborg prototype by 2026
24th July 2020
Four companies have been selected to design a new autonomous UAV prototype called Skyborg for the USAF by July 2026. Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, …
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Land Warfare
Romania stays the course with Piranha V
27th July 2020
Romania will maintain its programme to acquire the Piranha V 8x8 APC, as the NATO member state continues plans to modernise the Romanian Army's wheeled …
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - HALE
RQ-4 Global Hawk [Japan]
Background Selection and contract award In 2015, Northrop Grumman’s RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan ...
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Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton (1-4) [Australia]
Background Three Contracted Units In June 2018, the Government provided Second Pass (Tranche 1) Approval to procure the first of six air vehicles, supporting systems and ...
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Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton (5-6) [Australia]
Background Four Contracted Units In the summer of 2020, Northrop Grumman announced that the Australian Government provided $333 million for three MQ-4C Tritons and associated GCS. ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Marine Unmanned Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) (Contracted) [USMC]
Background MUX umbrella Since 2016, the USMC has sought to acquire a UAV that can be deployed from a vessel, used for various missions, and ...
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Military UAS - HALE
Long-Range Drones [Norway]
Background Andøya Ambition On 3 April 2023, the Norwegian MoD released a statement confirming its plans for Andøya, the northernmost island in its Vesterålen archipelago. In addition to ...
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Military UAS - small
AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) [US]
Background Aims & Timeline As stated by DARPA, the ANCILLARY programme aims to develop and fly an X-plane that will provide a “leap-ahead” in long-endurance, VTOL-capable ...
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ISR/special mission
E-6 TACAMO Recapitalisation Programme (E-130J) [USN]
Programme Background The E-6 Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalisation Programme (E-XX) provides for air vehicle replacement and mission systems modernization to augment and eventually ...
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Military UAS - HALE
MQ-4C Triton [NATO]
Background NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum During the July 2026 NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum in Ankara, Türkiye, NATO announced that Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Marine Unmanned Expeditionary Tactical Aircraft (MUX TACAIR) (Uncontracted) [USMC]
Background MUX umbrella Since 2016, the USMC has sought to acquire a UAV that can be deployed from a vessel, used for various missions, and ...
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Military UAS - HALE
Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) [NATO]
Background Purchase While NATO doesn’t have its own forces and depends on its allies, the alliance does have some of its own assets and equipment. In ...
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Bomber
B-21 Raider [USA]
Programme Background Development The US DoD is developing a new long-range bomber called the B-21 Raider, previously known as LRS-B. At least 100 units are ...
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Military UAS - small
Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) (Increment 1) [USA]
Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) was to provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It was ...
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Military UAS - HALE
RangeHawk (RQ-4 Global Hawk) [US]
Background Contract award Northrop Grumman announced in May 2026 that it had secured a $325.5 million contract from the US Army to develop the RangeHawk ...
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Military UAS - MALE
MQ-25 Stingray (16-76) [USN]
Background Initial requirements The programme looked different when it began. In 2013, the USN awarded four Preliminary Design Review (PDR) contracts to Boeing, General Atomics, ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) (Increment 2) [USAF]
Background Increment 1 In January 2024, during the first increment of the USAF’s CCA effort, the USAF awarded contracts to Anduril, Boeing, General Atomics (GA-ASI), ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - small
ANCILLARY
Northrop Grumman has developed a demonstrator tail-sitter UAV for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ANCILLARY programme. Northrop states its design is a cost-efficient, multiple-mission capable vehicle built ...
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Loitering munitions
Jackal
The Jackal is a turbojet loitering munition designed by Northrop Grumman in partnership with AeroVironment. It features an open architecture that provides the capability to support ...
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Military - UUVs
Manta Ray
Manta Ray is an uncrewed underwater vessel (UUV) developed by Northrop Grumman.
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Major networking projects
IBCS
The Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS) is a C2 system designed to integrate current and future sensors. The system also improves ...
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ISR/special mission
Firebird
Manufactured by Northrop Grumman, the Firebird is a unique platform that features different cockpit configurations. This feature allows the Firebird to be configured as either an uncrewed ...
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Air: Integrated cockpit systems
H-1 Family of Avionics
Northrop Grumman produces a family of avionics for Bell H-1-series helicopters.
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Military UAS - MALE
YFQ-48A Talon Blue
The YFQ-48A Talon Blue is a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) from Northrop Grumman and Scaled Composites. Unveiled in December 2025, the system is reportedly lighter ...
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Air-to-surface missiles
Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW)
The Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) is an air-to-ground weapon that will provide strike capability to defeat rapidly relocatable targets as part of an enemy’s anti-access/area denial ...
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Military UAS - MALE
Model 437
Scaled Composites, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman, unveiled the Model 437 in September 2021. The conceptual UAS is derived from a Model 401, or Son of Ares. It ...
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Air: aerial targets
BQM-74F
Building on the BQM-74E, the BQM-74F aerial target was developed by Northrop Grumman under a USN contract. Introduced in 2005, it has a new airframe ...
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Air: AEW/fire control radar
AN/APG-80
The AN/APG-80 is an X-band active electronically scanned array radar system with approximately 1,000 transmit/receive modules, designed for continuous search and multi-target tracking capabilities in ...
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Guided munitions
Viper Strike
The GBU-44/B Viper Strike is an air-launched precision-guided munition (PGM) equipped with a relatively small-shaped charge warhead. It has been optimised for employment in urban ...
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Military UAS - MALE
X-47B UCAS
The X-47B is a tailless, strike fighter-sized unmanned aircraft, which was developed as part of the USN's Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration project. The aircraft ...
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Bomber
B-21 Raider
The B-21 Raider is a strategic stealth bomber aircraft being developed by Northrop Grumman to succeed the B-1 and B-2 fleets in the USAF service. ...
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Cannons
30/40mm Mk44 Bushmaster
The 30mm/40mm Mk44 Bushmaster automatic cannon is a next-generation chain gun weapon in widespread use. The weapon has been designed for system simplicity, external power, ...