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Northrop Grumman

US
commercial
Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Robert Fleming has served nearly 18 years at Northrop Grumman and has led multiple businesses and functions across several company sectors.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralSep 21, 2023Northrop Grumman elects Vice President + President for the Space Systems division

Northrop Grumman Australia is building a highly qualified and capable Australian workforce at RAAF Edinburgh and RAAF Tindal to leverage Northrop Grumman’s experience supporting U.S. Navy Triton operations.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2023Northrop Grumman Australia to produce an additional MQ-4C Triton For the RAAF

For the 2023-09-14 test, NASA and lead booster contractor Northrop Grumman used different materials for both the nozzle and the insulation to improve erosion resistance.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 20, 2023NASA Conducts Hot Fire Test of Third Subscale Booster for Future Artemis Missions

Northrop Grumman launched a mission on 21-day notice in 2021 as an experiment in responsive launch options for the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralSep 18, 2023ABL gets contract for U.S. Space Force ‘responsive launch’ mission

Prime contractors such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman employ a significant percentage of engineers.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralSep 18, 2023How to land a space gig

Northrop Grumman has more than 90,000 employees and over 4,000 job openings.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralSep 18, 2023How to land a space gig

The previous responsive space mission was launched on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus in June 2021.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralSep 15, 2023Firefly launches Space Force ‘Victus Nox’ mission

GEOST, LLC., a LightRidge Solutions company, was selected by Northrop Grumman to build and rapidly deliver the Starlite resiliency payload for Tracking Layer Tranche 1 satellites being developed for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 11, 2023GEOST to build resiliency payload for Northrop Grumman Tracking Layer satellites

Geost will provide a ground system to operate the Starlite payloads under its contract with Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralSep 11, 2023Geost payloads selected for Space Development Agency satellites

Northrop Grumman won a $617,000,000 contract in July 2022 to produce 14 Tracking Layer satellites for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 11, 2023Geost payloads selected for Space Development Agency satellites

Geost won a contract on 2023-09-11 to produce eight payloads for missile-tracking satellites that Northrop Grumman is building for the U.S. Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 11, 2023Geost payloads selected for Space Development Agency satellites

Northrop Grumman will provide GEM 63XL rocket motors to help boost United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket, which is scheduled for a first launch later 2023.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanSep 10, 2023Northrop Grumman’s GEM solid rocket motors help to power ULA’s successful NROL-107 launch

The Northrop Grumman GEM 63 solid rocket boosters provided approximately £1,850,000of thrust to propel the ULA Atlas V rocket.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralSep 10, 2023Northrop Grumman’s GEM solid rocket motors help to power ULA’s successful NROL-107 launch

Northrop Grumman will continue to provide GEM 63 rocket motors to support United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanSep 10, 2023Northrop Grumman’s GEM solid rocket motors help to power ULA’s successful NROL-107 launch

The Space Development Agency ordered 14 Tranche 1 Tracking Layer satellites from Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 6, 2023Space Development Agency solicits bids for 54 missile-tracking satellites

Northrop Grumman received a $5,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to design NOAA’s Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA).

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 4, 2023Ball, Northrop Grumman, Orbital Micro Systems and Spire claim NOAA contracts

Northrop Grumman received a $5,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract to design NOAA’s Sounder for Microwave-Based Applications (SMBA).

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 1, 2023Ball, Northrop Grumman, Orbital Micro Systems and Spire claim NOAA contracts

Northrop Grumman is building the Electro-Optical Infrared Weather System prototype for the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductSep 1, 2023Ball, Northrop Grumman, Orbital Micro Systems and Spire claim NOAA contracts

On 2023-08-31, NASA awarded contracts to Ball Aerospace, Northrop Grumman, Orbital Micro Systems, and Spire Global to design microwave sounders for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipSep 1, 2023Ball, Northrop Grumman, Orbital Micro Systems and Spire claim NOAA contracts

Northrop Grumman maintained the sensors for the past five years under an $866,000,000 contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force in June 2018.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 31, 2023SAIC Wins $575M US Space Force Task Order
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