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Northrop Grumman Corp. said on Tuesday it won't bid on a huge contract to make a new Air Force tanker plane unless the Defense Department changes the rules. Complete Story...
Northrop Grumman Corp.'s shipbuilding unit received a $96.7 million contract from the Navy for a wide range of services for the Ohio class submarines, the Pentagon said late Monday.
Northrop Grumman Corp. received a $3.3 million contract from the Air Force to provide support services for the A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft, the company said Wednesday.
Northrop Grumman said Sunday it agreed to sell its advisory services business TASC Inc. to private equity firm General Atlantic LLC and affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for $1.65 billion in cash.
Northrop Grumman Corp. received a $26.6 million contract from Navy to build and deliver four radar systems used on ships, the Pentagon said late Friday.
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman says it's relocating the testing grounds for its unmanned aerial systems from Cochise County to an airfield in Utah.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers who support Boeing in its bid for a $35 billion tanker contract want President Barack Obama to force the Air Force to include a recent World Trade Organization ruling against Airbus in its decision.
Among the earnings stories for Wednesday, Oct. 21, from AP Financial News:
Northrop Grumman Corp. said Wednesday earnings for the third quarter were hurt by higher pension costs, but solid revenue and a tax break pushed results well past analyst estimates. The maker of military aircraft and defense electronics also lifted its profit outlook for the year.
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. has received two contracts at a total value of $16 million for analytical support and administrative services.
Northrop Grumman Corp. beat out rival Boeing Co. for a $3.8 billion deal to provide logistics services for the KC-10, a fleet of aerial refueling tankers, the Pentagon said late Thursday.
Northrop Grumman Corp. received a $36.1 million contract from the Air Force for various spare parts for a low powered radar system, the Pentagon said late Wednesday.
The Pentagon has given Boeing Co. an "unfair" advantage in the latest competition for a troubled $35 billion tanker contract, a Northrop Grumman Corp. executive said Tuesday.
Northrop Grumman Corp. said Wednesday Ronald Sugar will step down as chairman and CEO at the end of the year, ahead of his retirement in June 2010.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday restored the Air Force's authority to select the winner of a $35 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers between Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman Corp.
Northrop Grumman Corp. said Monday its AMSEC subsidiary won a part of a five-year contract worth a total value of $455 million.
A division of Northrop Grumman Corp. received a $7.1 million contract from the Air Force to provide spare equipment at bases using the Global Hawk, an unmanned aerial vehicle, the Pentagon said Monday.
Fitch Ratings said Monday it expects to assign an investment-grade rating to Northrop Grumman Corp.'s new senior notes.
Northrop Grumman Corp.'s second quarter profit dropped by 20 percent as the No. 2 defense contractor said it was hurt by higher pension costs and higher estimates of costs to complete several ships being built in its Gulf Coast yards.
A unit of Northrop Grumman Corp., the nation's second-largest defense contractor, received a $276.3 million Air Force deal for a communications network that will be used on military drones, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Northrop Grumman Corp. on Wednesday said its first-quarter profit rose almost 50 percent, boosted by higher sales of military products like aerial drones and a larger contract for a satellite-based tracking system.
Northrop Grumman Corp. agreed to pay $325 million to resolve allegations it provided and billed the National Reconnaissance Office for defective military satellite parts.
Northrop Grumman Corp., the second-largest U.S. military contractor, has developed an electric laser with enough power to shoot down enemy missiles and drones.
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman warned Thursday it will post losses for the 2008 fourth quarter and full year due to a charge of $3 billion to $3.4 billion connected to past acquisitions.
There will be a powerful new scientific eye in the sky come summer. NASA and Northrop Grumman on Thursday unveiled two unmanned drones that will be used for atmospheric research. One of the two Global Hawks, a version of the Air Force's top-of-the-line unmanned spy plane, will be outfitted with science instruments this spring and conduct its first earth science mission in June for NASA.
Who are Iraq war's winners and losers?"On my last day in Iraq," veteran McClatchy News correspondent Leila Fadel wrote August 9, "as on my first day in Iraq, I couldn't see what the United States and its allies had accomplished.
High-energy laser beam test-firing called success. Friday, August 21, 2009 From staff reportsA test-firing of a high-energy laser beam aboard a modified Boeing 747 has been called a success, the Missile Defense Agency said.
Shiny new Space Fence to monitor orbiting junk, satellitesSome work has begun on tracking and detecting the overabundance of space junk which has become a growing priority as all manner of satellites, rockets and possible commercial space shots are promised in the coming few years.
Defense-contract discs sold in African market for $40A team of Canadian journalism students bought a hard drive containing information on multi-million dollar contracts between military contractor Northrop Grumman and the Pentagon for just $40 in a market near Accra, Ghana.
Journalism Students Find Sensitive US Homeland Security Data In GhanaStudents purchased hard drives in an open-air market in Ghana for $40 (Cdn) that turned out to contain sensitive information about multimillion-dollar defence contracts between the Pentagon, Department of Homeland Security and Northrop Grumman, one of the largest military contrac …
B.C. students buy sensitive U.S. defence data for $40 in AfricaUniversity of British Columbia journalism students probing the disposal of electronic waste in Ghana buy a hard drive containing information relating to contracts between the US government and Northrop Grumman.
Pentagon Opts for New Anti-Missile TechnologyThe Pentagon is redirecting its missile defense efforts by winding down multibillion-dollar programs aimed at destroying enemy missiles very soon after they take off. More Articles
US Navy's robot stealth carrier plane unveiled[Excerpt:] - US aerospace'n'killware goliath Northrop Grumman yesterday took the wraps off one of the most advanced robot aircraft in the world, the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS).
Air Force will rebid$35 billion tanker contractCongressman Norm Dicks says the Air Force will put a $35 billion tanker contract out for rebid. He said it will be an accelerated recompetition, giving Boeing another chance.
US Air Force: Mystery Money For A Black BomberRecent financial reports from U.S. aircraft manufacturer Northrop Grumman showed $2 billion in mystery money ("restricted programs", or secret stuff.) This means an unnamed "black project," and one of the likely ones is a prototype of the U.S.
Post-Katrina migrant shipyard workers walk out to protest 21st century slavery at the hands of Northrup Grunman et al. More than 100 workers, carrying signs reading "I Am A Man," walked off the job at a Mississippi shipyard last week to protest conditions of slavery. Their struggle for justice comes 40 years after the Rev.
The New Air Force Tanker: Selling Out America or The Best Plane Possible? Last Friday, the United States Air Force announced that the Northrop Grumman/EADS team won the contract to assemble our military's next generation of air refueling tankers, known as the KC-45.
Bitter loss for Boeing: Pentagon picks AirbusIn a shocking upset Friday, Boeing lost the long-awaited and lucrative Air Force refueling-tanker contract to a competing bid based on an Airbus plane.
Northrop and EADS Win Refueling Tanker Deal 1-Mississippi...2-Mississippi...3-Mississippi... The jokers at the Pentagon on Friday awarded a multibillion-dollar contract for refueling tankers to a partnership between Northrop Grumman and EADS, the European parent of Airbus.
Three giants compete for FBI biometric dealThree major federal contractors — IBM Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp. — are in the running for the FBI's new $1 billion biometric database contract expected to be awarded this week, company officials confirmed.
Northrop to Compete to Build Humvee SuccessorThe Joint Light Tactical Vehicle will be the replacement Hummer and will be asked to fulfill many roles, but prime will still be urban patrols and light transport.
Northrop Grumman and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency Open New High-Tech Facility in Russell County, Va.LEBANON, Va., Dec.
Attack of the DronesOne of the most shocking things about the Dubai Air Show was the drones. Drones everywhere. Drones in every single booth, drones on the runway, drones in my coffee.
Blackwater in running for Pentagon 'War on Drugs' ContractsThe Moyock, N.C., company, which was involved in a September shooting in Baghdad that left 17 Iraqis dead, is one of five military contractors competing for as much as $15 billion over five years to help fight a narcotics trade that the government says finances terrorist groups.
NSA Data Faster Than a Physics DigitNorthrop Grumman recently won a National Security Agency information management and data services contract, which will allow the agency to ingest data at a speed faster than any other entity that the company knows on the planet.
War Industry (and Wall Street) Embrace Democrats, Hillary by far the FavoriteThe defense industry this year abandoned its decade-long commitment to the Republican Party, funneling the lion share of its contributions to Democratic presidential candidates, especially to Hillary Clinton who far out-paced all her competitors.
Tailless Aircraft Flies Under the Radar on Danger RoomTrying to leapfrog 20 years into the future, Northrop is stating its vision for the next generation after the upcoming future strike aircraft for the USAF.
Boeing flies low in its attack on Mobile, Al site@!$%#y, @!$%#y, @!$%#y. The war for the USAF tanker contract is not only between aircraft companies, but cities as well now.
US Government May Outsource the "War on Drugs" To The Likes of Blackwater. Don't Worry, They'll Be "80% Overseas"The U.S.
Lockheed F-35 JSF flight test changes plannedThe F-35 programme seems to be more focused on coming in on budget than on spec, thus there is a proposed cutback in the testing phase of the aircraft as the mid-point for its development approaches.
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