Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton unmanned surveillance aircraft, operational with the U.S. Navy since 2023 and expanding in the Royal Australian Air Force, provides high-altitude maritime ISR and targeting capabilities across the Indo-Pacific, with the U.S. and Australia sharing collected intelligence data.

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are accelerating B‑21 Raider production following strong performance in ground and flight testing. Supported by more than $5 billion in digital engineering and manufacturing investments, the next‑generation stealth bomber remains on track for first delivery to Ellsworth AFB in 2027. The B‑21 features sixth‑generation stealth, advanced manufacturing processes and an open architecture for rapid upgrades, making it a cornerstone of future U.S. airpower.

Northrop Grumman is advancing autonomous air combat with the YFQ‑48A Talon Blue, the U.S. Air Force–designated variant of the company’s Project Talon portfolio. The aircraft represents a major step in delivering an affordable, modular, and mission‑capable autonomous wingman designed to support crewed fighters and accelerate next‑generation combat aviation.

Northrop Grumman has been competitively awarded the U.S. Marine Corps’ MUX TACAIR Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, integrating its advanced autonomous mission systems with Kratos’ Valkyrie uncrewed aerial system to operate alongside crewed fighters in high-threat environments. The solution features a cost-effective advanced mission kit, Prism open-architecture autonomy software, and the Valkyrie’s flexible, modular airframe to deliver survivability, connectivity, and lethality across multiple mission sets. Backed by more than 20 successful flight demonstrations and over 500,000 autonomous flight hours, the team is offering the Marine Corps a low-risk, rapidly deployable path to persistent crewed–uncrewed expeditionary operations.

Northrop Grumman and 4iG Space and Defence Technologies signed an MOU to explore collaboration in C-UAS, space and advanced weapons systems, aiming to strengthen transatlantic defense cooperation and enhance NATO capabilities through rapid innovation.

Northrop Grumman has revealed Project Talon, an autonomous aircraft designed to fly alongside crewed fighters as a collaborative combat teammate. The system represents a major step forward in crewed-uncrewed teaming, built in under 24 months and backed by decades of autonomous flight experience.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully performed a rendezvous, proximity operations and docking demonstration with Starlab Space Stations and Voyager Technologies (NYSE: VOYG), marking the latest milestone in developing this fully autonomous capability for Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft.

Northrop Grumman Corporation opened a new state-of-the-art production and assembly center in Rocket Center, West Virginia, to scale delivery of advanced strike missiles. The new Missile Integration Facility is the latest expansion of the Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance Plant at the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory and builds on the company’s ability to scale production and rapidly manufacture critical capabilities for high-rate production programs.

Northrop Grumman Corporation and U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) successfully combined the capability of multiple ground-based antennas at DARC Site 1 in Western Australia, demonstrating technology that will create the world’s most capable deep-space tracking radar system. 

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the first six strategic partners who will use its Beacon™ testbed ecosystem to rapidly test and deliver new autonomous solutions at scale. Partners will test and refine their solutions using the Scaled Composites-built Model 437 aircraft, along with Northrop Grumman’s proven flight autonomy hardware and integration expertise, during a series of flight demonstrations planned for this year.