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Small consumer-grade drones offer some pretty frightening opportunities for terrorists; indeed, while they’ve been used in some assassination attempts, and explored by ISIL as a way to remotely attack opponents in Syria, it’s really quite remarkable th… Continue reading Leonidas microwave energy weapon can disable swarms of drones at once
Northrop Grumman and its SpaceLogistics LLC subsidiary have made the first successful docking of their robotic service vehicle with a fully operational communications satellite. On April 21, 2021 at 1:34 pm EST, the Mission Extension Vehicle-2 (MEV-2) … Continue reading MEV-2 spacecraft docks with satellite in orbit to extend its life
NASA has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract worth up to US$84.5 million to help develop the Mars Ascent Propulsion System (MAPS), which will be used to power the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) as part of the NASA/ESA Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission.Contin… Continue reading Northrop Grumman to build propulsion system for Mars Ascent Vehicle
Northrop Grumman has carried out successful ground tests of a Solid Fuel RamJet (SFRJ) tactical engine that the company is developing for the US Army. Part of the Army’s XM1155 Extended-Range Artillery Projectile (ERAP) program, the engine is designed … Continue reading Tests of solid fuel ramjet engine to extend artillery range over 100 km
Northrop Grumman has announced that its Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module has passed its preliminary design review. The module, which forms a key element of NASA’s Gateway deep space outpost, will act as a way station for future missions t… Continue reading HALO space habitat module passes preliminary design review
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has passed a major milestone, completing its prelaunch environmental testing. The space agency and primary contractor Northrop Grumman subjected the fully assembled spacecraft to several weeks of acoustic and sine-vibr… Continue reading James Webb Space Telescope completes prelaunch environmental tests
A full-sized mock-up of the lander that may one day put the next US astronauts on the Moon was unveiled today in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Built by the Human Landing System (HLS) National Team consisting … Continue reading Full-scale engineering mock-up of next-gen American lunar lander unveiled
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a US$187 million contract to design the Habitation And Logistics Outpost (HALO) crew module for NASA’s Gateway deep space outpost. Based on the unmanned Cygnus cargo spacecraft developed by Northrop subsidiary Orbital … Continue reading Northrop Grumman selected to design and build Gateway’s habitat module
Northrop Grumman has completed testing of the US Navy’s new Very Lightweight Torpedo (VLWT). The first industry-built prototype is based on a previous version developed by the Pennsylvania State University Applied Research Laboratory (PSU-ARL) that was… Continue reading Northrop Grumman tests Very Lightweight Torpedo for the US Navy
The Intelsat 901 has returned to service less than two months after its historic docking with Northrop Grumman’s first Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1). Intelsat announced today that the 19-year-old communications satellite is now operating in its new… Continue reading Communications satellite returns to service after historic docking