Autonomous Systems

DULLES, Va. – Oct. 4, 2022 – (Video Release) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has named the next Cygnus mission to the International Space Station in honor of Dr. Sally Ride, astronaut, physicist, and first American woman to fly in space. The...

PLYMOUTH, Minn. – Sept. 28, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced today that it has surpassed the production and delivery of more than 100,000 Precision Guidance Kits (PGK) for 155mm artillery projectiles. A U.S. Army program, PGK...

PROMONTORY, Utah – Sept. 21, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) successfully cast the LGM-35A Sentinel program’s first inert stage-one and stage-two solid rocket motor set this summer. The casting event demonstrated the maturity of...

BALTIMORE, Md. – Sept. 19, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today opened its Maryland Space Assembly and Test (MSAT) 2 facility at the company’s Baltimore...

When you think of a rocket launch, you probably imagine a glistening white cylinder emerging from a cloud of smoke and fire making its way into outer space. But while the sight of a launch may only last a few minutes, not many see the dedication, long...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – Aug. 26, 2022 – Two Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) five-segment solid rocket boosters will help launch the first flight of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Florida as...

DULLES, Va. – Aug. 11, 2022 – NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) officially marked the handover and commencement of operations of the Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite. Landsat 9 was designed, built and tested by Northrop Grumman Corporation...

MAGNA, Utah – Aug. 10, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is expanding its solid rocket motor manufacturing facilities with the groundbreaking of new state-of-the art facilities to support nearly every phase of solid rocket motor...

CHANDLER, Ariz. – Aug. 8, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and Firefly Aerospace have joined forces to provide an American-built first-stage upgrade for the Antares rocket and a new medium launch vehicle to serve commercial, civil and...

AZUSA, Calif. – Aug. 4, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has played a vital role in the successful deployment of the missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s sixth and final mission in the Space Based Infrared System...