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Aug- 2021 -

11 August

US Navy Plans Upgrades to Fly E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes Until 2040s

The US Navy has planned upgrades to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye command-and-control aircraft for at least another 30 years.

3 August

Americas

AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER)

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Tests Upgraded Extended Range Anti-Radiation Missile

The US Navy has live-tested an AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) for the first time.

2 August

Americas

An MQ-4C Triton flew its first test flight in its new hardware and software configuration July 29 at NAS Patuxent River, Md.

Hercules Reyes

US Navy Tests Upgraded MQ-4C Triton Drone

The US Navy conducted its first test flight of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle with newly upgraded hardware and software.

Jul- 2021 -

8 July

Air

Inder Singh Bisht

USAF Awards Northrop Grumman $3.86 Billion ICBM Support Contract

The US Air Force has awarded a $3.86 billion contract to Northrop Grumman Systems for Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) ground subsystem support.

Jun- 2021 -

7 June

Arms

Staff Writer With AFP

Nuclear Weapons Spending Swelled $1.4 BN Amid Pandemic: Report

Nuclear-armed countries last year increased spending on atomic weapon arsenals by 1.4 billion dollars, campaigners said Monday.

May- 2021 -

18 May

Americas

“Coyote” supersonic sea-skimming target vehicle.

Staff Writer

US Navy Orders 18 Coyote Supersonic Sea-Skimming Targets

The US Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to deliver 18 GQM-163A "Coyote" supersonic sea-skimming target vehicles.

Apr- 2021 -

22 April

Asia Pacific

Artist impression of the B-21 Raider, an American heavy bomber under development for the United States Air Force by Northrop Grumman

Bidisha Das

Chinese Developer Claims Its Stealth Drone Rivals US B-21 Raider

Chinese drone developer Zhongtian Feilong claims it has built a prototype for a stealth drone that could take on the US Air Force’s B-21 Raider.

20 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Northrop Grumman completes a successful first flight of Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan’s First Global Hawk Drone Completes Maiden Flight

The first of three RQ-4B Global Hawk drones ordered by Japan from Northrop Grumman flew for the first time from Palmdale, California.

Mar- 2021 -

19 March

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Altius long-range attack and reconnaissance drone

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia to Test Attack Drone Prototype With Guided Munitions

A Russian long-range attack and reconnaissance drone prototype, the Altius, will undergo test flights with guided munitions this year, Russian media reported.

Feb- 2021 -

17 February

Europe