FALLS CHURCH, Va. Northrop Grumman and aviation designer Boom Supersonic (Denver, Colorado) agreed to collaborate on a new supersonic aircraft aimed at enabling quick-reaction aviation capabilities to the U.S. military and its allies. 

LOS ANGELES, California. Northrop Grumman has completed the third live fire test of the AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) from an F/A-18 Super Hornet off the coast of California, the company announced in a statement.

TUCSON, Arizona. Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have completed a second flight test of the scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force, Raytheon Missiles & Defense said in a statement.

REDONDO BEACH, California. Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for a high-energy laser prototype rated at 300 kilowatts, according to a company statement.

WOODLAND HILLS, California.  Northrop Grumman has won a $337.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide avionics and weapons support for H-1 aircraft, according to a Department of Defense statement.

ROCKET CENTER, West Virginia. Northrop Grumman Corporation plans to build a new 113,000 square foot facility in West Virginia that is intended to support advanced weapons development, according to a company statement.

REDONDO BEACH, California. Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Inc. will be the commercial provider of 42 satellite platforms for its proliferated-LEO (low earth orbit) constellation, Northrop announced in a statement.