Category: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Wins Space Development Agency’s Contract to Build 14 Satellite

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Monday it had won a contract to build and deploy a low-Earth orbit constellation of 14 satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency. The satellites are part of the agency’s plan to build the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer for detecting, identifying, and track hypersonic weapons and other advanced…


Global Arms Sales Hit New Highs Amidst Pandemic: Report

The top 100 largest arms dealers earned $531 billion in 2020, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The 2020 earnings marked the sixth-straight year of growth and were 17 percent higher than 2015, when SIPRI began tracking Chinese firms. The 41 U.S. contractors on the list sold the most arms, earning $285…


Global Arms Sales Hit New Highs Amid Pandemic: Report

The top 100 largest arms dealers earned $531 billion in 2020, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The 2020 earnings marked the sixth straight year of growth and a 17 percent increase from 2015, when SIPRI began tracking Chinese firms. The 41 U.S. contractors on the list sold the most arms and…