# northrop grumman (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover northrop grumman. Page: Feed: --- ## [Boeing plays hardball after SPEEA members spurn contract offer](https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/boeing-hardball-speea-union-members-spurn-contract-offer-strike/) _2026-08-22 · Julie Johnsson · The Air Current_ Boeing ratcheted up pressure on SPEEA, the union representing 17,000 engineers, scientists and technical workers, after its members rejected the largest wage increases offered in 40 years and voted overwhelmingly to approve a strike. In an Aug. 21 message to union members, Boeing said it had withdrawn perks for 2026 that it had promised the white collar union for early approval of the new… ## [US Navy Awards RTX $22.9 Billion for Tomahawk Missile Boost](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/21/us-navy-awards-rtx-22-9-billion-for-tomahawk-missile-boost/) _2026-08-21 · Arun Bishnoi · Overt Defense_ The U.S. Navy announced a landmark $22.9 billion contract with Raytheon on 17 August, to accelerate Tomahawk cruise missile production. The seven-year deal will ramp up annual output to over… Continue reading "US Navy Awards RTX $22.9 Billion for Tomahawk Missile Boost" The post US Navy Awards RTX $22.9 Billion for Tomahawk Missile Boost appeared first on Overt Defense . ## [Lockheed Martin’s Layered Counter-Drone Defense Architecture](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/21/lockheed-martins-layered-counter-drone-defense-architecture/) _2026-08-21 · Arun Bishnoi · Overt Defense_ Lockheed Martin has developed a layered counter-drone architecture to address the emerging threat posed by cheap swarming UAVs. In August 2026 the company unveiled a system “designed to detect, prioritize… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin’s Layered Counter-Drone Defense Architecture" The post Lockheed Martin’s Layered Counter-Drone Defense Architecture appeared first on Overt Defense . ## [Iraqi Kurdistan Company ‘Shield’ Presents B70 Armored Vehicle](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/21/iraqi-kurdistan-company-shield-presents-b70-armored-vehicle/) _2026-08-21 · Vladimir Onokoy · Overt Defense_ Last week, a company called ‘Anwar Atroshi Company SHIELD’ from the Kurdistan region of Iraq presented their first tracked armored vehicle called B70. This is big news for Iraqi arms… Continue reading "Iraqi Kurdistan Company ‘Shield’ Presents B70 Armored Vehicle" The post Iraqi Kurdistan Company ‘Shield’ Presents B70 Armored Vehicle appeared first on Overt Defense . ## [Boeing’s Starliner odyssey takes an unexpected turn](https://theaircurrent.com/space/boeing-cst-100-starliner-odyssey-nasa-spacex/) _2026-08-20 · Julie Johnsson · The Air Current_ Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player...Boeing is poised to rewrite the saga of its CST-100 Starliner, the seemingly star-crossed capsule that stranded two astronauts at the International Space Station for nine months. Thruster failures turned Starliner’s docking with the orbiting lab into a white-knuckle near-disaster for astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni”… ## [M1 Support Services Wins $10 Billion U.S. Army ‘Flight School Next’ Contract](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/20/m1-support-services-wins-10-billion-u-s-army-flight-school-next-contract/) _2026-08-20 · Arun Bishnoi · Overt Defense_ The U.S. Army awarded M1 Support Services a 26-year contract worth $10 billion to lead its new Flight School Next program and modernize Army helicopter pilot training. The award was… Continue reading "M1 Support Services Wins $10 Billion U.S. Army ‘Flight School Next’ Contract" The post M1 Support Services Wins $10 Billion U.S. Army ‘Flight School Next’ Contract appeared first on Overt Defense . ## [Marine One Near Miss Renews Questions About Washington Airspace Safety](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/marine-one-near-miss-renews-questions-about-washington-airspace-safety/) _2026-08-20 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video version of this article, click here. A recent close encounter involving Marine One and a commercial \[…\] The post Marine One Near Miss Renews Questions About Washington Airspace Safety appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Game On: Can Gamers Help Close America’s Air Traffic Control Gap?](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/game-on-can-gamers-help-close-americas-air-traffic-control-gap/) _2026-08-20 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video version of this article, click here. America’s air traffic controller shortage has become a numbers game, \[…\] The post Game On: Can Gamers Help Close America’s Air Traffic Control Gap? appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Army To Test And Evaluate Elroy Air’s Hybrid-Electric VTOL Under New Contract](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/army-to-test-and-evaluate-elroy-airs-hybrid-electric-vtol-under-new-contract/) _2026-08-20 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ The Army in August awarded a $46.1 million contract to Elroy Air to test and experiment with the company’s Chaparral autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for heavy \[…\] The post Army To Test And Evaluate Elroy Air’s Hybrid-Electric VTOL Under New Contract appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [PDW Eyes Supplying Parts To Support U.S. Production Of One Million Drones Annually](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/pdw-eyes-supplying-parts-to-support-u-s-production-of-one-million-drones-annually/) _2026-08-20 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ Performance Drone Works (PDW), which last week received a conditional loan commitment from the Defense Department to supercharge its capacity and capabilities for making key drone components, expects to support domestic \[…\] The post PDW Eyes Supplying Parts To Support U.S. Production Of One Million Drones Annually appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/lpfdQ2XQE3bM) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [E-2D Block II Passes Critical Design Review](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/19/e-2d-block-ii-passes-critical-design-review/) _2026-08-20 · Rich Abott · Aviation Tech Today_ The Navy and Northrop Grumman this week revealed the Block II upgrade to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye passed a Critical Design Review (CDR) in May, setting the way for flight tests within \[…\] The post E-2D Block II Passes Critical Design Review appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Airbus Secures $115 Million U.S. Army Lakota Helicopter Deal](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/19/airbus-secures-115-million-u-s-army-lakota-helicopter-deal/) _2026-08-19 · Arun Bishnoi · Overt Defense_ Airbus has secured a $115 million U.S. Army Lakota helicopter deal to supply ten UH-72B Lakota helicopters to the Army National Guard. The contract was awarded to Airbus’s U.S. Space… Continue reading "Airbus Secures $115 Million U.S. Army Lakota Helicopter Deal" The post Airbus Secures $115 Million U.S. Army Lakota Helicopter Deal appeared first on Overt Defense . ## [Whisper Aero tests its ultra-quiet electric propulsors in crewed flight](https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/whisper-aero-tests-ultra-quiet-electric-propulsors-crewed-flight/) _2026-08-19 · Elan Head · The Air Current_ Tennessee-based startup Whisper Aero last week performed the first crewed flights with its ultra-quiet electric ducted fans, demonstrating that an Aeriane Swift 3 glider powered by its eQ250 propulsors is no louder than the same aircraft in unpowered flight. “The eQ250s themselves are far quieter than the airframe,” Whisper Aero co-founder and chief operating officer Ian Villa told The Air Current… ## [Lockheed Martin Wins $211 Million UAE THAAD Deal](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/18/lockheed-martin-wins-211-million-uae-thaad-deal/) _2026-08-18 · Arun Bishnoi · Overt Defense_ Lockheed Martin announced on 12 August that it has won a $211.4 million U.S. contract to supply additional THAAD missile defense launchers to the UAE. It is a modification under… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Wins $211 Million UAE THAAD Deal" The post Lockheed Martin Wins $211 Million UAE THAAD Deal appeared first on Overt Defense . ## [Northrop Grumman has Invested Over $2 Billion in the Sentinel ICBM Program](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/18/northrop-grumman-has-invested-over-2-billion-in-the-sentinel-icbm-program/) _2026-08-18 · Arun Bishnoi · Overt Defense_ The U.S. Air Force’s LGM-35A Sentinel program is the next-generation ICBM initiative that will replace the aging Minuteman III. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor and has already invested over… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman has Invested Over $2 Billion in the Sentinel ICBM Program" The post Northrop Grumman has Invested Over $2 Billion in the Sentinel ICBM Program appeared first on… ## [Taiwan Concludes Han Kuang 2026 Exercise](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/18/taiwan-concludes-han-kuang-2026-exercise/) _2026-08-18 · Jack Wood · Overt Defense_ Last Friday, Taiwan concluded its annual Han Kuang 2026 military exercises, the largest of the country’s military drills, with this year’s exercise breaking new records in size and scope. In… Continue reading "Taiwan Concludes Han Kuang 2026 Exercise" The post Taiwan Concludes Han Kuang 2026 Exercise appeared first on Overt Defense . ## [Flight testing Navi’s AI-powered pilot training tool](https://theaircurrent.com/technology/flight-testing-navi-ai-powered-pilot-training-tool-embry-riddle/) _2026-08-17 · Elan Head · The Air Current_ It was a sunny morning in March in the skies northeast of Alpharetta, Georgia, and I was struggling to maintain my bank angle in slow flight. As our Cessna 172 slowed to 60 knots, my flight instructor advised me to limit my bank angle to 10 degrees. But the controls were mushy at that speed, and she pointed out that I kept nudging our aircraft deeper into a turn, increasing our risk of \[…\] The… ## [HII Secures $2.2 Billion SOUTHCOM Surveillance and Intelligence Task Order](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/17/hii-secures-2-2-billion-southcom-surveillance-and-intelligence-task-order/) _2026-08-17 · Arun Bishnoi · Overt Defense_ HII has been awarded a $2.2 billion task order to provide advanced surveillance and intelligence support to SOUTHCOM. The award, announced on 11 August, funds HII’s Mission Technologies division under… Continue reading "HII Secures $2.2 Billion SOUTHCOM Surveillance and Intelligence Task Order" The post HII Secures $2.2 Billion SOUTHCOM Surveillance and Intelligence Task Order appeared first on… ## [Lockheed Martin’s Kodiak Launcher First Live-Fire Test](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/17/lockheed-martins-kodiak-launcher-first-live-fire-test/) _2026-08-17 · Arun Bishnoi · Overt Defense_ Lockheed Martin’s Kodiak Launcher fires a Reduced-Range Practice Rocket during its first live-fire test. The company announced on August 12, that its Kodiak Launcher had fired its first rocket. The… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin’s Kodiak Launcher First Live-Fire Test" The post Lockheed Martin’s Kodiak Launcher First Live-Fire Test appeared first on Overt Defense . ## [Poland Unveils First Miecznik Frigate – ORP Wicher](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/17/poland-unveils-first-miecznik-frigate-orp-wicher/) _2026-08-17 · Arun Bishnoi · Overt Defense_ Poland unveiled its first Miecznik-class frigate, ORP Wicher, in August 2026. It is expected to enter service around 2029. Wicher will replace aging Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates and become a… Continue reading "Poland Unveils First Miecznik Frigate – ORP Wicher" The post Poland Unveils First Miecznik Frigate – ORP Wicher appeared first on Overt Defense . ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/nMmvZka8r3Nj) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [Senate Democrat Leader Calls For Hegseth’s Firing Over USS Abraham Lincoln Suicide Attempts](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/14/senate-democrat-leader-calls-for-hegseths-firing-over-uss-abraham-lincoln-suicide-attempts/) _2026-08-14 · Albert L · Overt Defense_ Senate Minority Leader Senator Chuck Schumer has called for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s immediate firing, as other Senate Democrats called for investigations into reports of attempted suicides aboard the… Continue reading "Senate Democrat Leader Calls For Hegseth’s Firing Over USS Abraham Lincoln Suicide Attempts" The post Senate Democrat Leader Calls For Hegseth’s Firing Over USS Abraham… ## [Northrop Grumman Accelerates Military Autonomy with Project Talon](https://www.overtdefense.com/2026/08/14/northrop-grumman-accelerates-military-autonomy-with-project-talon/) _2026-08-14 · Arun Bishnoi · Overt Defense_ Northrop Grumman’s “Project Talon” is a cutting‑edge uncrewed combat drone prototype designed as an autonomous “wingman” to crewed fighters. The program was unveiled in early December 2025 at Northrop’s Mojave… Continue reading "Northrop Grumman Accelerates Military Autonomy with Project Talon" The post Northrop Grumman Accelerates Military Autonomy with Project Talon appeared first on Overt… ## [U.S. Navy quietly arming its uncrewed aerial tanker](https://theaircurrent.com/defense/us-navy-arming-boeing-mq-25-stingray-uncrewed-aerial-tanker/) _2026-08-13 · Carter Johnston · The Air Current_ Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... When Boeing personnel hoisted a prototype of its MQ-25 Stingray aerial refueling drone aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in June, the high-profile visit revealed a potential expansion of its role that has long been suspected but repeatedly denied by the Pentagon. An unpublicized test during the demonstrator’s time aboard the Nimitz… ## [Bird strike suspected in Ryanair engine blade-out accident](https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/ryanair-engine-blade-out-accident-bird-strike-ntsb/) _2026-08-13 · Julie Johnsson · The Air Current_ Air safety reporting is made accessible without a subscription as a public service. Subscribe to The Air Current for full access to our scoops, in-depth reporting and industry analysis. NTSB investigators are probing the role a bird strike played in the fan-blade-out accident experienced by a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 last month as it climbed out of Thessaloniki International Airport in Greece.… ## [Archer to acquire rival Wisk as Boeing broadens its asset sales](https://theaircurrent.com/industry-strategy/archer-acquires-wisk-skygrid-insitu-from-boeing/) _2026-08-10 · Elan Head and Julie Johnsson · The Air Current_ Archer Aviation will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries in an all-stock transaction that is poised to make Boeing the largest outside shareholder in the electric vertical take-off and landing developer, the companies announced on Aug. 10. As part of the deal, Boeing and Archer will enter into a cross-licensing agreement that will allow the aerospace giant to use Wisk’s… ## [New policy moves FAA further from EASA on eVTOL certification](https://theaircurrent.com/regulation/faa-powered-lift-safety-continuum-easa-evtol-certification/) _2026-08-06 · Elan Head · The Air Current_ The Federal Aviation Administration has backtracked on a proposal that would have imposed stricter certification requirements on electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft carrying passengers for hire, instead reverting to a more conventional certification approach that more closely aligns with its existing policies for airplanes and helicopters. In its newly issued safety continuum for… ## [Why Aircraft Lease Rates Refuse to Come Down](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/why-aircraft-lease-rates-refuse-to-come-down/) _2026-08-06 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Aircraft leasing used to be fairly predictable. Rising interest rates pushed up borrowing costs, lease rates climbed, and airlines paid more to \[…\] The post Why Aircraft Lease Rates Refuse to Come Down appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [The Weather Revolution: How New Technology Is Changing the Way Aircraft Fly](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/the-weather-revolution-how-new-technology-is-changing-the-way-aircraft-fly/) _2026-08-06 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) For all the advances aviation has made over the past century, one challenge has never gone away: weather. Storms, turbulence, icing, wind \[…\] The post The Weather Revolution: How New Technology Is Changing the Way Aircraft Fly appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [USAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/usaf-looks-for-answers-to-remedy-supply-bottlenecks-for-f-15ex-and-f-16-engines/) _2026-08-06 · Frank Wolfe · Aviation Tech Today_ The U.S. Air Force is searching for answers on how to remedy supply chain bottlenecks in building engines for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing and F-16 by Lockheed Martin. The Air \[…\] The post USAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [DoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce Components](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/dod-makes-potential-820-million-loan-commitment-to-drone-company-to-mass-produce-components/) _2026-08-06 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ Flexing new authorities to dramatically increase its loan commitments, the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has made a conditional loan commitment of up to $820 million to Performance Drone Works (PDW) \[…\] The post DoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce Components appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Recipe PDFs Ready Fast (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JVdMA1c1GWUX) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Turn online or personal recipes into clean, printable PDFs in seconds. ## [The U.S. Navy’s new search for ultra-long-range strike brings its Pacific strategy into focus](https://theaircurrent.com/defense/us-navy-ultra-long-range-strike-pacific-strategy/) _2026-08-04 · Carter Johnston · The Air Current_ The U.S. Navy has asked defense contractors to develop a new uncrewed aircraft with a focus on long-range strike capability, signaling its vision for future carrier air wings and the fleet’s broader strategy as the service races to adapt to the growing threat of long-range counter-air weapons in the Indo-Pacific. A July 14 request for information (RFI) seeks proposals for a high-end, multi-role… ## [Boeing poised to finally unlock 737’s potential as FAA certifies Max 7](https://theaircurrent.com/aircraft-development/boeing-unlocks-737-potential-faa-certifies-max-7/) _2026-08-04 · Julie Johnsson and Jon Ostrower · The Air Current_ Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Boeing’s financial turnaround took a major step forward after the Federal Aviation Administration cleared its 737 Max 7 to enter commercial service, the company’s first major airplane derivative to win an amended type certificate in nearly a decade.The milestone, announced during an internal Boeing ceremony in Seattle on Aug. 3, reflects… ## [Boeing makes early contract offer to SPEEA, aiming to avoid October strike](https://theaircurrent.com/feed/dispatches/boeing-early-contract-offer-speea/) _2026-07-31 · Julie Johnsson · The Air Current_ Boeing has presented four-year contract offers to the negotiators representing 17,000 engineers, scientists and technical workers, aiming to reach a deal with its unionized white-collar workers well before their contract expires Oct. 6. The terms of the proposals, reached after a month of contract talks, won’t be immediately shared with union members or the general public under the governing… ## [Boeing Edges Airbus at Farnborough as Ortberg’s Turnaround Gains Momentum](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/07/30/boeing-edges-airbus-at-farnborough-as-ortbergs-turnaround-gains-momentum/) _2026-07-30 · Rich Abott · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) The order books at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow told an encouraging story for Boeing. When the four-day event wrapped up on \[…\] The post Boeing Edges Airbus at Farnborough as Ortberg’s Turnaround Gains Momentum appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Boeing, GE among industry coalition pushing for speed-up of U.S. aircraft certification](https://theaircurrent.com/regulation/boeing-ge-industry-coalition-prism-faa-aircraft-certification/) _2026-07-27 · Will Guisbond and Julie Johnsson · The Air Current_ FARNBOROUGH — Boeing, GE Aerospace and other large U.S. aviation manufacturers have formed an industry coalition that’s working with the Federal Aviation Administration to accelerate and modernize the aircraft certification process, spokespeople for organizations leading the initiative confirmed. The Partnership for Regulatory Innovation, Safety, and Modernization, also known as PRISM, is intended…