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Northrop Grumman

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Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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Lockheed Martin Space, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, The Aerospace Corporation, multiple support contractors, and government personnel formed a combined team supporting SBIRS GEO-6 production and delivery.

Mentioned as: Northrop Grumman Space SystemsTechnical ProductJun 15, 2022USSF Space Systems Command delivers the 6th + final SBIRS satellite for launch from Cape Canaveral SFS

Northrop Grumman announced a successful ground demonstration of a secure networked laser communications system for proliferated-LEO constellations supporting the U.S. military.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJun 15, 2022Northrop Grumman’s laser communication demonstration for Tranche 1 Transport Layer’s prototype constellation is success

Northrop Grumman is one of three companies selected to deliver 42 satellites for a U.S. military low Earth orbit constellation.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 14, 2022Northrop Grumman demonstrates Mynaric laser terminals for military constellation

Northrop Grumman completed a ground demonstration of laser terminals that will be used to send and receive data in space on 2022-06-14.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanNarrative PlanJun 14, 2022Northrop Grumman demonstrates Mynaric laser terminals for military constellation

Northrop Grumman began developing the GEM strap-on boosters in 2015 under contract to United Launch Alliance.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 8, 2022Northrop Grumman to boost production of solid rocket motors following big contract from ULA

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a multi-year contract valued at more than $2,000,000,000 from United Launch Alliance for increased production of the 63-inch-diameter GEM 63 solid rocket booster and the extended-length GEM 63XL.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 8, 2022Northrop Grumman gains billion$ contract from ULA for GEM 63 solid rocket boosters

Northrop Grumman collaborated with Aeronix to incorporate high-speed encrypt/decrypt firmware designed and tested to National Security Agency standards.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductJun 8, 2022Northrop Grumman to build multi-level space mesh networking prototype for DoD’s connected battlespace vision

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Aeronix, Inc. were selected to build a secure, connective networking layer in space to help enable the U.S. Department of Defense joint force vision.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 8, 2022Northrop Grumman to build multi-level space mesh networking prototype for DoD’s connected battlespace vision

Northrop Grumman plans to expand production capacity primarily at its Bacchus, Utah site and make additional improvements at its Clearfield and Promontory, Utah sites.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJun 8, 2022Northrop Grumman to boost production of solid rocket motors following big contract from ULA

Northrop Grumman received a contract worth more than $2,000,000,000 on 2022-06-08 to produce solid rocket boosters for United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V and Vulcan Centaur launch vehicles.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 8, 2022Northrop Grumman to boost production of solid rocket motors following big contract from ULA

Northrop Grumman manufactures the GEM solid rocket boosters at several facilities in Utah.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJun 8, 2022Northrop Grumman to boost production of solid rocket motors following big contract from ULA

Northrop Grumman expected the contract to be signed in the second quarter of 2022.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJun 8, 2022Northrop Grumman to boost production of solid rocket motors following big contract from ULA

York Space Systems, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman won contracts in February from the Space Development Agency to each produce 42 satellites for the Transport Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJun 7, 2022Redwire, MDA, to produce tactical communications antennas for military satellites

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and York Space Systems were selected to manufacture Transport Layer Tranche 1 satellites and will operate their spacecraft using their own ground stations.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductMay 26, 2022General Dynamics wins ground systems contract for Space Development Agency’s megaconstellation

Lockheed Martin, York Space Systems, and Northrop Grumman are each under contract to produce 42 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMay 17, 2022Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages

Northrop Grumman developed the two U.S. military communications payloads that will be integrated into the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission satellites projected to launch on a SpaceX rocket in 2023.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMay 12, 2022Melting Arctic ice opens new front in strategic power competition

A similar Victus Nox payload was launched in June 2021 for the TacRL-2 mission on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMay 12, 2022Space Force to select small rocket for ‘responsive space’ mission

SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, and Northrop Grumman (previously Orbital ATK) provided medium- and heavy-class launch services for the US market in 2021.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2022Space Tech Expo USA 2022 to Explore US-Domestic and Global Launches as Space Industry Expands

Northrop Grumman Australia will provide sustainment of the JP9102 mission system including use of the Parallax Labs facility opened in Australia in 2021.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMay 5, 2022Northrop Grumman Australia’s Team Brings Together Space Capabilities For JP9102

Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman are expected to complete prototype designs for their ESS concepts by 2025.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipMay 1, 2022U.S. to ramp up spending on classified communications satellites
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