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Northrop Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its 1994 merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman. The company is known for its development of the flying wing design, most successfully the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
Northrop YRB-49A with six engines, two of which are mounted externally. The sole prototype reconnaissance platform, the YRB-49A, first flew on 4 May 1950. After only 13 flights, testing ended abruptly on 26 April 1951. It was then flown back to Northrop's headquarters from Edwards Air Force Base (formerly Muroc AAF) on what would be its last ...
Northrop was the prime contractor on the radical YF-23 which was one of two candidates for the Advanced Tactical Fighter but would eventually lose to the F-22 Raptor. [45] Northrop later partnered with Lockheed on the F-35 and serves as a principal member of the Lockheed Martin industry led team. [12]
Airline stocks are down in what has turned out to be a bumpy start to 2024 spurred by Boeing's mid-air accident and a blocked merger. Boeing lost $35 billion in market cap this year, dragging down ...
Deep Space Transport LLC is a joint venture that is set to provide launch services for the Space Launch System rocket. The joint venture consists of Boeing, the prime contractor for the Space Launch System core stage and the Exploration Upper Stage that will be used on Space Launch System missions, and Northrop Grumman, the prime contractor for the Space Launch System's solid rocket boosters.
Northrop noted that it brought in $11.7 billion in new orders during the quarter, significantly outpacing quarterly revenue, and resulting in a book-to-bill ratio of 1.2. This implies that sales ...
The United Aircraft and Transport Corporation was formed in 1929, when William Boeing of Boeing Airplane & Transport Corporation teamed up with Frederick Rentschler of Pratt & Whitney to form a large, vertically integrated, amalgamated firm, uniting business interests in all aspects of aviation—a combination of airframe and aircraft engine manufacturing and airline business, to serve all ...
Boeing has been buffeted by more than five years of problems with its airplanes, including two fatal crashes of the 737 Max in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people and most recently a door plug ...