Northrop Grumman News
Latest Northrop Grumman news, funding rounds and robotics & AI coverage. 11 articles tracked by The Robotics Media.
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. The company designs and manufactures aircraft (including the B-2 and B-21 Raider stealth bombers), missile defense systems, cyber capabilities, autonomous ground and undersea systems, and spacecraft ranging from science satellites to human-rated Cygnus resupply vehicles for the International Space Station. Its SpaceLogistics subsidiary operates the first commercial on-orbit satellite servicing fleet, extending the working life of geosynchronous communications satellites with the Mission Extension Vehicle and, from July 2026, the robot-armed Mission Robotic Vehicle.
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Products by Northrop Grumman
- Mission Robotic Vehicle — The Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) is Northrop Grumman SpaceLogistics' first-of-its-kind autonomous satellite-servicing spacecraft. Built around a DARPA robotics...
- Mission Extension Pod — Mission Extension Pods (MEPs) are compact 'jetpack' spacecraft that Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle installs onto client satellites in geosynchronous...
- B-21 Raider — Northrop Grumman's next-generation stealth strategic bomber for the U.S. Air Force, replacing the B-1 and B-2. The B-21 is optionally-manned and designed for de...
- Sentinel LGM-35A — The LGM-35A Sentinel is the U.S. Air Force's next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile, replacing the Minuteman III as the ground-based leg of America'...
- Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) — Northrop Grumman's commercial robotic servicing spacecraft designed to install life-extension pods on geosynchronous satellites and perform in-orbit inspection,...
- MQ-4C Triton
Latest Northrop Grumman news
- Space Force Names GMTI Program 'RRS-G' With Northrop As Prime, SpaceX AMTI Launches This Month — The US Space Force has designated its ground moving-target radar program RRS-G with Northrop Grumman as prime, and Secretary Troy Meink confirmed SB-A...
- Firefly Pushes Alpha Block 2 Debut To Q4, Trims 2026 Cadence — Firefly Aerospace told investors its next two Alpha launches, including the Block 2 debut on FLTA008, are now slipping into the fourth quarter of 2026...
- SpaceX Launches Northrop's Robotic Servicing Vehicle On Decade-Long Mission — A SpaceX Falcon 9 lofted Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods on July 21, kicking off a decade-long DARPA-backe...
- Northrop Grumman Lifts 2026 Outlook On Record $105B Backlog — Northrop Grumman raised its 2026 sales and EPS guidance after a Q2 with $20B in awards, a record $105B backlog and revenue growth across all four segm...
- SpaceX Launches Northrop Grumman Robotic Servicing Satellite On Decade-Long GEO Mission — A Falcon 9 lifted Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle and three Mission Extension Pods from Cape Canaveral on July 21, opening a decade-long ca...
- NATO Buys Up To Five Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton Drones At Ankara Summit — Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway will procure up to five MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft as NATO expands its ISR fleet, with Airbus and other Europ...
- US Air Force Picks Anduril and General Atomics to Build First CCA Drones — The US Air Force has selected Anduril and General Atomics to build the first production lots of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones, with Anduril...
- NASA and CSA prep June 30 spacewalk to swap broken Canadarm2 joint — NASA and the Canadian Space Agency will send Expedition 74 astronauts on a spacewalk no earlier than June 30, 2026 to replace a failed wrist joint on...
- Viasat and Intelsat Win Space Force PTS-G Swarm-1 Satellite Contracts — The U.S. Space Force has awarded $437.7M in PTS-G Swarm-1 contracts to Viasat and Intelsat to build the first two jam-resistant GEO satellites for pro...
- Apex Doubles Valuation To $2.3B With $200M Round To Scale Satellite Buses — Los Angeles spacecraft maker Apex raised another $200 million led by Glade Brook Capital Partners and Washington Harbour Partners, doubling its valuat...
- Katalyst's Link Spacecraft Cleared For Pegasus XL Swift Rescue Mission — NASA confirmed Katalyst Space Technologies' Link servicing spacecraft has completed environmental testing at Goddard Space Flight Center, clearing the...