Northrop Grumman Timeline

Events

• 2026-10-08 - Product Launch - SRC introduces Gryphon R1810 radar for Northrop Grumman’s Raid Hunter - The design reuses Gryphon electronics and antenna modules, with eight subarrays per panel. A single panel can track an aerial target and the munition fired during an engagement. A four-panel configuration supports 360-degree surveillance for other missions. - source: srcinc.com
• 2026-10-03 - Demonstration - Northrop Grumman YFQ-48A Talon Blue completes first autonomous flight - Flight tracking placed the test at Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The prototype was built by Northrop-owned Scaled Composites and opens a flight-test phase for the collaborative combat aircraft market. The flight comes as the U.S. Air Force… - source: aviationweek.com
• 2026-09-30 - Contract Award - Northrop Grumman wins $18.8M XRC counter-drone propulsion contract - The programme includes ground and flight testing of the propulsion system and its production processes. Development will take place at Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in West Virginia. XRC is intended to extend the Army’s Maneuver Short Range Air Defense… - source: unmannedairspace.info
• 2026-09-09 - Demonstration - SandboxAQ flight-tests AQNav on Northrop Grumman Lumberjack UAS - The test paired magnetic and visual navigation on an attritable one-way aircraft. AQNav was installed into the existing system in under an hour and ran on onboard compute. The software provides positioning without GPS and can complement inertial, visual and… - source: prnewswire.com
• 2026-07-21 - Deployment - NASA-supported robotic servicing mission launches for geosynchronous operations - Northrop Grumman's Mission Robotic Vehicle launched on July 21 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. NASA supplied simulation tools, software-performance analysis and flight robot operators. The spacecraft is designed to inspect and upgrade satellites using twin… - source: nasa.gov
• 2024-11-25 - Contract Award - U.S. Navy awards HyperKelp USD 1.3 million sensing contract - The Phase II effort covered a Kelp Smart Buoy sensor suite for detecting hypersonic aircraft from the ocean surface. The system was designed to integrate with Navy command-and-control systems for real-time intelligence sharing. KSB units had already… - source: hyperkelp.com
• 2024-05-01 - Demonstration - DARPA Manta Ray UUV prototype built by Northrop Grumman completes in-water testing - DARPA said the Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle prototype built by Northrop Grumman completed full-scale in-water testing. Testing demonstrated submerged operations using buoyancy, propellers and control surfaces after modular shipment and field… - source: darpa.mil
• 2021-09-07 - Funding - Orbit Fab closes financing above $10 million - Asymmetry Ventures led the financing, which closed above $10 million. Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin Ventures, SpaceFund and other investors participated. The capital supports adoption and commercialization of on-orbit refueling services. - source: orbitfab.com
• 2016-04-06 - Contract Award - Moog wins Northrop Grumman contract for Tern flight-control actuation - Moog was tasked to design, qualify and manufacture the demonstrator’s flight-control actuators, actuator-control electronics and accessories. The system used redundant actuation for vertical take-off, landing and cruise flight, plus Moog flight-critical… - source: moog.com
• 2003-06-23 - Contract Award - Northrop Grumman awards Curtiss-Wright Global Hawk subsystem contract - The Sensor Management Unit links Global Hawk's sensor suite to satellite and ground communications and its dual-redundant mission-management computer. The engineering and manufacturing development phase was to begin immediately under Curtiss-Wright's VISTA… - source: curtisswright.com