Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a potential 10-year, $3.19 billion contract from NASA to produce and operate solid rocket boosters for the Space Launch System in support of the Artemis program. The contract covers the production of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension boosters for Artemis IX and flight sets for Artemis IV through...
Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin and Nanoracks have received contracts worth $415.6 million combined from NASA to design space-based facilities for low Earth orbit. The Space Act Agreements come as the agency is looking to retire the International Space Station and transition to newer commercially developed facilities that could be accessible to both p...
A new McAleese & Associates report says major defense prime contractors recorded a 4 percent to 6 percent increase in sector profit during the third quarter of 2021. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, presented an analysis of the Q3 financial performance of Boeing (NYSE: BA), General Dynamics (NYS...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) have received other transaction agreements from the Missile Defense Agency to further develop their Glide Phase Interceptor design concepts for MDA’s regional hypersonic missile defense program. MDA said Friday prototypes that will emerge through th...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Inmarsat have teamed up to develop an integrated control segment in pursuit of Australia’s military satellite communications system procurement effort. The two companies intend to jointly pursue the JP9102 Australian Defence Satellite Communication System development program and build on previous collaborative ...
Tom Wilson, a sector vice president at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has been appointed to serve as a corporate VP and president of the company’s space systems sector starting Jan. 1. He will succeed Blake Larson, who intends to retire from the company on Feb. 4 after a four-decade career and will support the transition...
Eight companies have received contract modifications worth $2.4 billion combined to provide prototype development, sustainment and production support services to the Department of the Air Force. Work will occur in New Jersey, California, Virginia, Utah, Pennsylvania and Iowa through Jan. 9, 2028, the Department of Defense said Wednesday. The modific...
Mike Aldinger, a 22-year veteran of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Technical Solutions division to serve as vice president of live, virtual, constructive training products. In his new position, Aldinger will focus on HII’s engagement and growth efforts related to its LVC offerings for ...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has teamed up with four other companies to design and propose a lunar terrain vehicle for NASA’s Artemis moon exploration program. Northrop said Tuesday it will lead the industry team composed of AVL, Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Michelin to offer the space agency an LTV platform that will include avionics...
Roger Wells, formerly a vice president at Teledyne FLIR, has been appointed president of Mercury Systems‘ (Nasdaq: MRCY) microelectronics division. The 25-year aerospace and defense industry veteran will also join Mercury’s EVP ranks and his professional background encompasses business development, engineering and program management, the...
