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Space may be the final frontier, but it still needs someone to keep the peace. To help achieve this, Northrop Grumman and Tokyo-based IHI Corporation are teaming up to develop small, highly maneuverable Space Domain Awareness (SDA) satellites for Japan to protect commercial satellites from potentially hostile spacecraft.According to the United Nations, there are over 8,000 satellites orbiting the Earth and there may be as many as 100,000 in 10 years. In 60 years, this constellation has gone from an engineering curiosity…

Seven years after Northrop Grumman Corp. won the contract to build a new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider was unveiled Friday evening in a dramatic ceremony at dusk.A giant silver sheet was hoisted off the aircraft as it was slowly towed out of its hangar at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale facility. The bomber has a flying-wing shape with a massive wingspan that measures nearly as wide as its hangar. Ceremony attendees, a group that included industry executives, U.S. Air Force officials and personnel and Northrop Grumman…

Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the orbiter Challenger in 1983.Photo: NASAThirty-nine years ago, astronaut Sally Ride became the first U.S. woman to launch into orbit, inspiring a generation of women who continue to push through barriers in the field. Ride’s contribution to the exploration of space is now being commemorated by a cargo spacecraft that will bear her name. Northrop Grumman has named an upcoming Cygnus spacecraft the S.S. Sally Ride in honor of the astronaut’s historic trip to space in…

The Antares 330 will be able to carry larger payload.Photo: Northrop GrummanNorthrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace are teaming up to build a new first stage for Northrop’s Antares rocket, as well as a new medium lift booster. The newly announced partnership means that Northrop will no longer have to rely on Russia and Ukraine for Antares, and will instead turn to building an all-American version for future launches. “Through our collaboration, we will first develop a fully domestic version of our Antares rocket, the…

The ripples from Russia's invasion of Ukraine continue to expand as Northrop Grumman announces that, in partnership with Firefly Aerospace, the war is forcing it to develop a US-designed and manufactured replacement for the first stage of its Antares rocket, which was previously made in Ukraine using Russian engines.With the end of the Cold War in 1992 following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world saw the rise of a global economy where national borders and economic boundaries seemed to become increasingly…

Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket lifts off from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Aug. 10, 2021 carrying a Cygnus spacecraft with cargo for the International Space Station.Terry Zaperach / NASA WallopsNorthrop Grumman is moving production of the engines and structures for its Antares rockets to the U.S. from Russia and Ukraine, a move that will have cascading effects throughout the space industry.The aerospace giant said Monday it will move Antares production fully to the U.S. through a partnership with…

Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket lifting off in February from a NASA facility in Wallops Island, Va. Photo: Steve Helber/Associated Press…

Global market of drone stock is projected to reach UUS$63.05 billion by 2028 at 16.01% of CAGR Drones are becoming a component of the smart transportation services that are offered commercially to firms and customers. Drones powered by AI rely heavily on computer vision. It can identify things while flying, analyze and collect data on the ground, and so much more. According to Verified Market Research, the Global Drones Market size was valued at US$19.23 Billion in 2020 and is projected to reach US$63.05 Billion…