Defence has unveiled Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), ‘AUS 1’, the first of four to be operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The RPAS actually arrived in Australia in June. Revealed at RAAF Base Tindal, the…
Northrop Grumman’s Manta Ray prototype Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (UUV) built by has completed full-scale, in-water testing off the coast of Southern California says the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The test program demonstrated at-sea hydrodynamic performance, including submerged…
Huntsville, Alabama-based EOS Defense Systems USA (EOS) demonstrated its Counter-UAS (C-UAS) direct fire capabilities during the US Army’s Project Convergence Capstone 4 (PC-C4) last month at the Army's National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. The company is a subsidiary…
Five US companies have been selected to manufacture a range of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the US Air Force. The companies are: Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, General Atomics and Anduril Industries. The CCA program, which is understood to…
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft at its Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center in California. The flight marks a major production milestone as Northrop Grumman progresses toward delivery of Australia’s first Triton…
Northrop Grumman Corporation has won a contract of undisclosed value from the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to integrate commercial space internet into airborne platforms, advancing connectivity for warfighters and supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) vision for Joint…
Australian online newsletter Defence Connect reports that Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman will compete to develop and build the US Navy’s sixth-generation, carrier-based strike fighter under the F/A-XX program, also known as the New Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program,…
Raytheon and partner Northrop Grumman Corporation have been awarded a contract of undisclosed value from the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Under the follow-on risk-reduction agreement, the Raytheon-led team will build and fly additional Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept…
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s MQ-4C Triton Flying Test Bed (FTB) has demonstrated persistent long-range targeting during this year’s EX Northern Edge 2023 in Alaska. This demonstration highlighted Triton’s potential to enhance joint, distributed maritime operations, and further support sea-control in contested…
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) has achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) with the U.S. Army and is now ready to be fielded by U.S. Army units to further support the development of the system’s capabilities. IBCS is…