Uncrewed Vehicles

Australian Triton takes to the skies

14th November 2023

Australia has ordered four Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton UAS which can operate as an uncrewed maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) alongside the country’s in-service Boeing P-8A MPA fleet.

Air Warfare

Bombardier delivers seventh Global 6000 for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node programme

26th October 2023

BACN aircraft serve as high-altitude communications gateways, relaying or bridging voice and data between air and surface forces, surmounting traditional obstacles such as mountains, rough terrain or distance.

Digital Battlespace

Airbus and Northrop Grumman partner for UK military satellite comms programme

23rd October 2023

A new collaboration between the US and European aviation giants will attempt to unite the space interests of US, UK and European partners via the UK's SKYNET programme.

Air Warfare

Lockheed Martin's Next Generation Interceptor completes preliminary design review

17th October 2023

Lockheed Martin's Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) will offer a new, advanced interceptor to protect the US homeland against long-range ballistic missile threats.

Air Warfare

Northrop Grumman awarded $705 million contract for USAF’s new strike missile capability

26th September 2023

The USAF has selected Northrop Grumman to develop and test the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW), a new air-to-ground weapon system, for fifth-generation aircraft and beyond.

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

Long-Range Drones [Norway]

Programme 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 ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

MQ-4C Triton (Contracted) [Australia]

Programme Background Three Contracted Units In June 2018, the Government provided Second Pass (Tranche 1) Approval to procure the first of six air vehicles, supporting ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

RQ-4 Global Hawk (Japan)

Programme Background Selection & Contract AwardIn 2015, Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk UAS and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft were selected by Japan to ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

MQ-4C Triton (Option) [Australia]

Programme 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 ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) [US]

Programme 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, ...

Air: Radio and SATCOM

Air: Radio and SATCOM | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)

USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

Air: Helmet-mounted displays

Air: Helmet-mounted displays | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)

USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

Data links

Data links | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)

USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

Air: Head-up displays

Air: Head-up displays | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)

USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

Transponders and IFF

Transponders and IFF | Penetrating Counter Air (PCA)

USAF is working on Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) aircraft concept which may replace F-15C/Ds and F-22s in service and complement F-35s. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) [USA]

Programme Background Programme Objective The Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) will provide a tactical ISTAR capability for US Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs). It is intended to ...

Military UAS - HALE

MQ-4C Triton - Germany (Cancelled)

Programme Background Germany requested to buy four MQ-4C Triton HALE UAVs from Northrop Grumman. On 5 April 2018, the US State Department announced that it ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - HALE

MQ-4 Triton (Announced/Contracted) [USA]

Programme Background Requirement The MQ-4C Triton programme, developed under the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme, required an uncrewed system to provide persistent real-time intelligence, surveillance ...

Military UAS - fixed-wing

Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) [USAF]

Programme Background Requirements The programme's requirements are based on the USAF's belief that it requires mass to compete effectively with an adversary in symmetrical warfare. However, ...

APCs/IFVs - 8x8

Botswana Piranha IIIC 8x8 (Second Batch)

Programme Background Botswana has operated the Piranha IIIC 8x8 platform since 2003, when it began to receive a batch of 45 from General Dynamics European ...

Air: Integrated cockpit systems

H-1 Family of Avionics

Northrop Grumman produces a family of avionics for Bell H-1-series helicopters.

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 ...

R-Bat

The Rotary Bat (R-Bat) is the rotary-wing member of the Bat family of sUAS. The R-Bat was designed with Yamaha Motor USA and has been ...

Air: Defensive Systems - MLDS, EO/IR systems

AN/AAQ-37 DAS

Although not electronic warfare apparatus in the purest sense, Northrop Grumman/Raytheon’s AN/AAQ-37 optronic distributed aperture system is still tactically relevant to this mission. The AN/AAQ-37 ...

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 ...

Air: sonar systems

AQS-24B

The AQS-24B is an airborne and surface minehunting system, designed for the USN and coalition partners. On 21 September 2016, it was announced that Northrop ...

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 ...

Air: Integrated cockpit systems

ITAS

Northrop Grumman is a major producer of tactical information management systems for maritime patrol, ASW, ASuW, SAR and related applications. The Northrop Grumman AN/ASN-150 and ...

Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar

AN/ZPY-5 VADER

The Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER) is being developed for use with the Sky Warrior UAV to enable accurate ground moving target indication data ...

AEW&C, Maritime patrol

E-2 Hawkeye

The E-2 Hawkeye AEW&C; aircraft has gone through several iterations and can be operated from land, as with Egypt and Mexico, or from a carrier, ...

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 ...

Air: Displays

B-2 Multi-Function Displays

Developed and produced by Northrop Grumman, new multi-function displays procured under the B-2 Display Modernisation Program will replace the ageing MDU-F3 screens on 20 aircraft.

Air: Integrated Defensive Systems

Defensive Management System-Modernisation

The Defensive Management System-Modernisation (DMS-M) is the overarching effort to substantially enhance the Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit strategic bomber’s Integrated Self-Protection System (ISPS) which includes ...

Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

CIRCM

The Common Infrared Countermeasure (CIRCM) system is an infrared (IR) countermeasure designed to defeat IR-guided Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs). It is intended to yield cost savings ...

Air: Defensive Systems - Radar Warning Receivers

AN/ALQ-155(V)

Northrop Grumman’s AN/ALQ-155(V) is a radar jamming system used by the US Air Force’s Boeing B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber. It provides the aircraft with 360 ...