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Northrop Grumman

US
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Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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The Antares 330 performance upgrade will enable Northrop Grumman to continue supporting its current contracts while planning for future mission capabilities.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanAug 8, 2022Northrop Grumman + Firefly Aerospace teaming up to develop Antares rocket upgrade + a new medium launch vehicle

Northrop Grumman will provide vehicle integration and launch pad operations support for the Antares 330.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanAug 8, 2022Northrop Grumman + Firefly Aerospace teaming up to develop Antares rocket upgrade + a new medium launch vehicle

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Firefly Aerospace have partnered to provide an American-built first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and to develop a new medium-class launch vehicle for commercial, civil, and national security space launch markets.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNoiseAug 8, 2022Northrop Grumman + Firefly Aerospace teaming up to develop Antares rocket upgrade + a new medium launch vehicle

Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace will first develop a fully domestic version of the Antares rocket, the Antares 330, for Cygnus space station commercial resupply services.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 8, 2022Northrop Grumman + Firefly Aerospace teaming up to develop Antares rocket upgrade + a new medium launch vehicle

Northrop Grumman intends the Antares 330 to be a fully domestic version of the Antares rocket to support Cygnus space station commercial resupply services.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 8, 2022Northrop Grumman and Firefly to partner on upgraded Antares

Northrop Grumman completed first stages for two additional Antares launches, the first of which is scheduled for October 2022.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralAug 8, 2022Northrop Grumman and Firefly to partner on upgraded Antares

Northrop Grumman provided propulsion, key composite structures, and other critical components on the Atlas V launch vehicle for SBIRS GEO-6.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductAug 4, 2022UPDATE 4: ULA launches the USSF / SSC SBIRS GEO 6 satellite — SSC + Lockheed Martin’s additional mission info…

Northrop Grumman designed and built the SBIRS GEO-6 mission payload equipped with scanning and staring infrared surveillance sensors.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 4, 2022UPDATE 4: ULA launches the USSF / SSC SBIRS GEO 6 satellite — SSC + Lockheed Martin’s additional mission info…

Two Northrop Grumman 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63) solid rocket boosters provided additional thrust at the Atlas V launch for SBIRS GEO-6.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 4, 2022UPDATE 4: ULA launches the USSF / SSC SBIRS GEO 6 satellite — SSC + Lockheed Martin’s additional mission info…

The SBIRS GEO-6 satellite has a reported value of $1 billion, is built on the Lockheed Martin LM 2100 bus, and carries a sensor payload developed by Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 4, 2022ULA launches the last SBIRS U.S. Space Force missile warning satellite

Under the competitively procured contract, Northrop Grumman will provide design, development, verification, deployment, and sustainment support of new capabilities for the GWS program.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralAug 2, 2022Northrop Grumman’s $3.3 billion contract to develop Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System

Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a maximum amount of $3,286,745,005 by the Missile Defense Agency for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Weapon System program.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipAug 2, 2022Northrop Grumman’s $3.3 billion contract to develop Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System

The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $13,300,000,000 contract for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent in September 2020.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 28, 2022Northrop Grumman dismisses speculation that its 2018 acquisition of Orbital ATK could be challenged

The Federal Trade Commission is weighing legal action against Northrop Grumman for alleged violations of the 2018 agreement that allowed Northrop to acquire Orbital ATK.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 28, 2022Northrop Grumman dismisses speculation that its 2018 acquisition of Orbital ATK could be challenged

Under the terms of the Orbital ATK acquisition, Northrop Grumman was obligated to supply solid rocket motors to competitors on a non-discriminatory basis and to establish firewalls to prevent misuse of proprietary information.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 28, 2022Northrop Grumman dismisses speculation that its 2018 acquisition of Orbital ATK could be challenged

Northrop Grumman and Boeing were competing for the Air Force Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent program to develop and build the next-generation ICBM during the time of the Orbital ATK acquisition.

Mentioned as: Orbital ATKTechnical ProductJul 28, 2022Northrop Grumman dismisses speculation that its 2018 acquisition of Orbital ATK could be challenged

Northrop Grumman announced in September 2017 that it would acquire Orbital ATK for $7,800,000,000.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 28, 2022Northrop Grumman dismisses speculation that its 2018 acquisition of Orbital ATK could be challenged

The acquisition of Orbital ATK by Northrop Grumman was approved in June 2018.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJul 28, 2022Northrop Grumman dismisses speculation that its 2018 acquisition of Orbital ATK could be challenged

The Missile Defense Agency plans to launch two HBTSS prototypes, one from L3Harris and one from Northrop Grumman, to test sensor capabilities to track hypersonic and dim upper-stage ballistic missiles.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanJul 27, 2022L3Harris to deliver five missile-warning satellites for 2023 launches

L3Harris won a $700,000,000 deal and Northrop Grumman won a $617,000,000 contract for Tranche 1 work.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJul 27, 2022L3Harris to deliver five missile-warning satellites for 2023 launches
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