A close-up view of Northrop Grumman's test firing of its Mk 72 solid rocket motor at its Elkton, Maryland facility in December 2025. (Northrop Grumman) Northrop Grumman completed a static test firing ...

Northrop Grumman announced Dec. 18 it had test-fired a prototype of a new solid rocket motor for the U.S. Navy about eight months after contract award as the Pentagon and contractors race to increase ...

This might be the most interesting drone competition since the Outback Challenge. I wouldn’t use a single airframe, have a look at the bottom for what I would do. The US Defence Advanced Research ...

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Sector President Tom Jones on the company's "Project Talon" autonomous jet. 'Robbing them': Treasury slams states over Trump tax cuts A ‘Trump class’ folly on the high ...

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Northrop Grumman test-fired a solid rocket motor called SMASH!22 Dec. 4 as part of its SMART Demo development program. Credit: Northrop Grumman WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman tested a solid rocket ...

MOJAVE, Calif.—When Northrop Grumman lost its initial bid for the U.S. Air Force’s collaborative combat aircraft, the company went back to the drawing board. Now, it wants to fly a new prototype, ...

Stratolaunch may conduct another hypersonic test flight this weekend from California's Mojave Air & Space Port. The flights are part of a Department of Defense program to test advanced capabilities ...

Joby Aviation (JOBY) -- in partnership with defense contractor L3Harris Technologies (LHX) -- has completed a test fight of a hybrid autonomous VTOL defense aircraft using Joby’s SuperPilot autonomy ...

Joby Aviation completed a test flight of its hybrid defense aircraft in partnership with L3Harris , three months after the companies announced the project. The milestone showcases Joby's ability to ...

Your editorial “Xi Gives Trump a Taiwan Test” (Oct. 28) is wise to warn readers of China’s pressure on the U.S. to “oppose” Taiwanese independence. Beijing’s communist leaders have been doing so for ...

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