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US Defense Manufacturing Companies agreed to quadruple production of "Exqu
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Friday held a meeting with largest American defence manufacturing companies, and said that they have agreed to quadruple the production of 'exquisite class' weaponry.
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Chinese state media terms new US stealth bomber as 'propaganda sample'
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Last week, the US and defence technology company Northrop Grumman jointly revealed the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, the world's first sixth-generation aircraft that will soon be delivered to the US Air Force.
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US reveals secretive B-21 bomber in California
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Delivering his remarks at the ceremony in California, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the B-21's edge will last for decades. Austin explained that the B-21 bomber will not be theater-based, it won't need logistical support to hold any target at risk, and the most sophisticated air
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Northrop Grumman wins USD 3.2 billion deal to build Next-Gen missile inter
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Northrop Grumman has won a more than USD 3.2 billion contract to design, manufacture and deliver the next-generation Ground-Based Midcourse Interceptor for the US Missile Defense Agency, the Defense Department announced.
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China ahead of US in hypersonic weapons development, tests, resources: Rep
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): The US lags behind China in hypersonic weapons development, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told more than 24 CEOs of the country's biggest defence contractors and several of them responded that a shortage of wind tunnels to conduct tests was a major bott
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US Navy approves production of anti-radiation longer-range missile
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US] October 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The US Navy has given the go-ahead to proceed with initial low-rate production of a new extended-range anti-radiation guided missile, Northrop Grumman announced.
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NASA lifts off SS Kalpana Chawla cargo spacecraft
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Wallops Island [US], October 3 (ANI): A commercial cargo spacecraft bound for the International Space Station (ISS) launched on Friday night carrying the name of deceased NASA astronaut Kalpana "K.C." Chawla, the first Indian-born woman to enter space, for her key contributions to human s
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NASA scrubs S.S. Kalpana Chawla Cygnus launch to ISS
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Wallops Island [US], October 2 (ANI): The launch of Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket bound for the International Space Station (ISS) was scrubbed by about 9:40 p.m. due to an unknown problem with a component of ground support equipment.
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Northrop Grumman names spacecraft in honour of fallen astronaut of Indian
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 9 (ANI): Northrop Grumman has named its next space station resupply ship after Dr Kalpana Chawla, an astronaut of Indian decent.
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Commercial satellites dock mid-space for servicing mission
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 27 (ANI): In a first, two commercial satellites pulled off the impressive manoeuvre of docking with each other, where one of them would service the other.
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US Navy awards $171mn anti-radiation, guided-missile contract: Northrop Gr
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.], October 3 (Sputnik/ANI): The United States Navy has awarded a 171 million US dollar contract for full-rate production of the AGM-88E Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM), defense contractor Northrop Grumman announced in a press release on Tuesday.
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U.S. spy satellite appears lost after SpaceX launch: Report
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A.] Jan. 10 (ANI): A highly classified U.S. spy satellite Zuma that was launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on Sunday reportedly failed to reach orbit and might have been lost, Xinhua said.
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