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DARPA considers 6 new designs for uncrewed VTOL aircraft that carry weapons payloads — with test flights set for 2026

Lightweight fighter aircraft with no pilots could support conventional military missions while being easier to launch and recover.

LiveScience

DARPA's autonomous 'Manta Ray' drone can glide through ocean depths undetected

Northrop Grumman Corporation has built its Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle, which will operate long-duration missions and carry payloads into the ocean depths in partnership with DARPA.

LiveScience

Exploring The Top Defense Contractors Shaping Future Warfare

Explore the top 10 defense contractors shaping the future of warfare with cutting-edge technology.

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James Webb Space Telescope full-size model to be displayed by Space Foundation

To see the premier astronomical observatory in its full-size glory, you need to go to Lagrange Point 2, a location farther away than anyone has traveled. Or, soon, you can visit Colorado.

Space

Lockheed Martin Wins $17 Billion Contract For Next-Generation Missile Interceptors

Lockheed Martin has secured a $17 billion contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to develop next-generation interceptors for protecting against intercontinental ballistic missile threats.

International Business Times

DARPA picks Northrop Grumman to develop 'lunar raiload' concept

Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman is outlining a proposed railway system for the moon, with support from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Space

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The Air Force's New Nuclear Missile System Will Now Cost $131.5 Billion

It's just one reason the program should likely be terminated altogether.

Reason

How Russia-Ukraine war is boosting US economy, defense industry

India has been facing criticism from policymakers in the US and West for trying to profit from the Ukraine war as it emerged as one of the key buyers of cheap Russia oil in the wake of Western sanctions. External affairs minister S Jaishankar had, time and again, defended India's…

The Times of India

Trouble at US space force as multibillion-dollar program cancelled

Development of classified military communications satellite terminated over cost, scheduling and difficulty with payload

The Guardian - US

Private Cygnus cargo ship arrives at the ISS carrying 8,200 pounds of cargo

Northrop Grumman's robotic Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station early Thursday morning (Feb. 1) captured by the space station's robotic arm.

Space

SpaceX's Starship to launch 'Starlab' private space station in late 2020s

The team behind Starlab has selected SpaceX's giant Starship rocket to launch the private space station in 2028 or thereabouts.

Space

Watch SpaceX launch private cargo spacecraft to the ISS on Jan. 30

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Northop Grumman's latest cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station Tuesday (Jan. 30), and you can watch the action live.

Space

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket modified for Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo launch on Jan. 30

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the first time on Jan. 30, sending food, supplies and science equipment to astronauts on the ISS.

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NASA awards another $100 million for private space stations

NASA has awarded nearly $100 million in additional funding to commercial space station partners that are developing low Earth orbit destinations.

Space

Cygnus cargo craft departs the ISS Dec. 22 for fiery re-entry in new year (video)

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station on Dec. 22, and will make a re-entry into Earth's atmosphere in January.

Space

SpaceX to launch 3rd private astronaut mission to the ISS for Axiom Space on Jan. 9

One month before SpaceX launches the Ax-3 astronaut mission toward the ISS, Axiom Space's president said he hopes similar missions will become less expensive in the future.

Space

Private cargo spacecraft named for shuttle-era astronaut who died of plane crash injuries

NASA astronaut Patricia Hilliard 'Patty' Robertson, who died from injuries sustained in a plane crash, is Northrop Grumman's chosen namesake for its first Cygnus to launch atop a SpaceX rocket.

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Firefly Aerospace's new rocket engine spouts green flames in 1st 'hot fire' test (photo)

Firefly Aerospace shared a photo of the first hot fire test of its new Miranda engine, slated for use aboard the upcoming Antares 330 rocket being developed along with Northrop Grumman.

The Guardian - US

‘Buying influence’: top US nuclear board advisers are tied to arms business

Nine of 12 members of the commission charged with avoiding nuclear conflict have financial ties to defense contractors

Space

2nd rocket booster lifted into place for space shuttle Endeavour LA exhibit

For the second time, the largest part of a space shuttle-era rocket booster has been taken vertical as part of the display of the orbiter Endeavour at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

Space

Rocket motor lifted for shuttle Endeavour exhibit as NASA preps lift for Artemis 2

The future museum display of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour took a giant step upward as cranes lifted the first of two solid rocket motors into the vertical at the California Science Center.

Space

Watch NASA build Artemis 2 astronaut moon rocket boosters ahead of 2024 launch (video)

A new video shows the Artemis 2 moon mission's boosters under assembly. The solid rocket boosters are being made at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of the 2024 launch with four astronauts.

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Northrop Grumman and 2 More Stocks Politicians Are Buying

A member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence just scooped up shares of defense stock NOC, while one well-known senator just picked up shares of a grocery giant with an acquisition still under FTC scrutiny.

Space

Lost partnerships destroying Ukraine's space sector faster than Russian missiles, former space chief says

Ukraine's former space chief thinks lost international collaborations are causing even greater harm to his nation's space sector than Russian missile strikes.

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