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Northrop Grumman

US
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Falls Church, Virginia, United States
www.northropgrumman.com/
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In October 2019 the Missile Defense Agency awarded Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Leidos, and L3Harris each $20,000,000 contracts to design space sensors for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor program.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2021Northrop Grumman and L3Harris to build sensor satellites for Missile Defense Agency

Northrop Grumman was selected by the Missile Defense Agency to build a prototype sensor satellite capable of tracking hypersonic and ballistic missiles.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 22, 2021Northrop Grumman and L3Harris to build sensor satellites for Missile Defense Agency

Northrop Grumman developed the GEM 46 to support the Delta II Heavy launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2021Northrop Grumman’s Validation Test Of A New Rocket Motor For United Launch Alliance Is A Success

Northrop Grumman completed a static firing of the strap-on solid booster it developed for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur rocket on 2021-01-21.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2021Northrop Grumman test fires solid motor for ULA’s Vulcan rocket

The static firing test of the extended-length 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL) took place at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Promontory, Utah.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanTechnical ProductJan 21, 2021Northrop Grumman test fires solid motor for ULA’s Vulcan rocket

Northrop Grumman developed the GEM 63XL in partnership with United Launch Alliance to provide additional lift capability to the Vulcan Centaur rocket.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2021Northrop Grumman’s Validation Test Of A New Rocket Motor For United Launch Alliance Is A Success

Northrop Grumman has supplied rocket propulsion to United Launch Alliance and ULA’s heritage companies since 1964.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2021Northrop Grumman’s Validation Test Of A New Rocket Motor For United Launch Alliance Is A Success

Northrop Grumman’s NG-14 Cygnus spacecraft departed the station on 2021-01-06 and remains in orbit performing experiments three months after its arrival.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 14, 2021Next-generation Dragon cargo spacecraft returns from space station

Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, General Dynamics, and BAE Systems collectively won 32 percent of all Department of Defense contract obligations in 2019.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralJan 14, 2021Report: U.S. military space programs at risk of losing domestic sources of key components

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will provide batteries for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module being built by Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative PlanJan 13, 2021NASA and Japan finalize Gateway agreement

The Halo Lunar Communication System is under fast-track development and is slated to be launched in 2024 as part of the U.S. Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) built by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 8, 2021Thales Alenia Space given €296 million contract to build European Gateway module

The U.S. Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $13,300,000,000 contract in September to develop the GBSD over the next seven years.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 5, 2021Head of U.S. Strategic Command blasts GBSD critics: ‘Minuteman 3 cannot be life-extended’

NROL-111 is the second of three missions the Space Force procured from Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office, with NROL-129 having launched in 2020 and NROL-174 not yet scheduled.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipJan 4, 2021Space Force’s small launch program looks to pick up pace after a year of delays

Volansi is working alongside companies such as Boeing, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, and Northrop Grumman on the Skyborg program.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralDec 24, 2020Volansi set to help U.S. Air Force build next generation of unmanned aircrafts

Congress removed $100,000,000 that the Air Force no longer has to pay to Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin for Launch Service Agreement contracts that are being terminated.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanOrg RelationshipDec 22, 2020Omnibus spending bill gives Space Force its first separate budget

Northrop Grumman acquired Orbital ATK in 2017 and became the nation’s dominant supplier of large solid rocket motors.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanNarrative GeneralDec 21, 2020Lockheed Martin confident Aerojet deal will be approved, but it’s not a slam dunk

Regulators approved the Northrop Grumman acquisition of Orbital ATK in 2018 on the condition that Northrop Grumman supply motors to its competitors.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanTechnical ProductDec 21, 2020Lockheed Martin confident Aerojet deal will be approved, but it’s not a slam dunk

United Launch Alliance selected Orbital ATK (now Northrop Grumman) in September 2015 to supply solid rocket boosters for Atlas 5 and Vulcan.

Mentioned as: northrop grummanOrg RelationshipDec 20, 2020Lockheed Martin to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.4 billion

The report provides a detailed analysis of leading remote sensing satellite market vendors including Airbus SE, Ball Corp., ImageSat International NV, Lockheed Martin Corp., Maxar Technologies Inc., Northrop Grumman Corp., Planet Labs Inc., Satellite Imaging Corp., Thales Group, and The Boeing Co.

Mentioned as: Northrop Grumman Corp.Technical ProductDec 8, 2020Global Remote Sensing Satellite Market 2020-2024 Now Available @ ResearchAndMarkets

CMM was launched to the ISS in October 2020 on Northrop Grumman’s CRS-14 mission.

Mentioned as: Northrop GrummanOrg RelationshipDec 8, 2020Made In Space Makes History With Manufacturing @ ISS + Also Receives Prestigious NASA Award
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