The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology has completed component-level tests on a robotic servicing payload designed to inspect and service commercial and government satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit.
MoreA robotic system from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency designed to facilitate satellite servicing and inspection has completed all component-level tests and is on track to launch in 2024 for a
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A Northrop Grumman-built automatic protection technology installed on more than 100 U.S. Army aircraft has reached initial operational capability. The Common Infrared Countermeasures System IOC designation covered installation and training efforts at
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The U.S. Air Force has scheduled the event to unveil the B-21 Raider bomber aircraft for Dec. 2 at a Palmdale, California, manufacturing site operated by prime contractor Northrop Grumman. A team
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The Department of Defense has awarded the University of Virginia a three-year, $4.5 million research project to develop and test novel hypersonics technology. UVA will work with other universities as well as
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The U.S. Army is advancing the development of two variants of its tactical ground station designed to provide intelligence support to facilitate long-range precision targeting and improve situational awareness in contested environments,
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The U.S. Navy tested the possibility of deploying a Northrop Grumman-built autonomous helicopter from a ship to land to support maritime expeditionary operations at a recent joint service training. An MQ-8C Fire Scout took
MoreThe U.S. Marine Corps expects to begin testing a new man-portable target detection and acquisition device in fiscal year 2023. USMC awarded Northrop Grumman an eight-year, $252 million contract in February to
MoreNASA has completed the transition of operational responsibility for a Northrop Grumman-built Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey. The newest remote sensing satellite under the joint NASA-USGS program
MoreThe U.S. Air Force expects to decommission RQ-4 unmanned aircraft systems in fiscal year 2027 as the military service is eyeing surveillance platforms that offer survivability to future contested environments, Breaking Defense
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