Engineering Policy & Innovation EthicsMSN_Only Northrop Targets More Than 25,000 Rocket Motors Annually by 2029 David WhitakerSeptember 15, 2026September 15, 20260 Northrop Grumman plans to raise annual solid rocket motor output across its U.S. manufacturing network from about 13,000 units in…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Air Force Weighs Faster B-21 Production and Fleet Beyond 100 Bombers David WhitakerAugust 26, 2026August 26, 20260 Northrop Grumman is adding B-21 Raider manufacturing capacity before the Air Force decides how much of that capacity it will…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Northrop Builds More B-21s as Air Force Weighs Fleet Above 100 David WhitakerAugust 11, 2026August 11, 20260 Northrop Grumman says it is already increasing B-21 Raider production while the U.S. Air Force studies whether to speed that…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA Redirects Stopped $1.9 Billion Lunar Module Into Three Moon Missions David WhitakerAugust 7, 2026August 7, 20260 NASA is trying to recover useful Moon technology from a module whose contract value reached $1.9 billion before the agency…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics First Operational B-21 Stealth Bombers Remain Due at Ellsworth in 2027 David WhitakerJuly 31, 2026July 31, 20260 The first operational Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bombers remain scheduled to arrive at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South…