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Northrop Grumman · MadridThe Northrop F-20 Tigershark (initially known as F-5G) was a combat aircraft designed and built by the American company Northrop as a private project. It became an unfulfilled promise in the American air arsenal, as it withdrew from the scene before realizing its potential in mass production. Despite its relegation to oblivion, those passionate about aeronautics will find undeniable familiarity in its design, an evolution of the well-known F-5 f…See the Story
F-20 Tigershark: this is the "fantastic hunt", the best combat aircraft ever built
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Northrop GrummanThe Air Force is seeing the unit cost of the B-21 Raider, its next stealth bomber, come down after negotiations with manufacturer Northrop Grumman, the service’s secretary said Tuesday.Frank Kendall told the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on defense the cost decline shows the negotiations are “going in the right direction.”He declined to discuss upcoming milestones for the B-21 in the hearing on the department’s proposed fiscal 2025 budget, …See the Story
US Air Force reports lower B-21 costs after negotiations with Northrop
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Air Force · LouisvilleALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Of the 800 aircraft that make up Southwest Airlines' fleet, only 13 are currently part of their specialty fleet. A handful of planes with eye-catching paint jobs are always a treat to see when they pull into the Albuquerque International Sunport, including one created to honor the many years of service to Albuquerque called New Mexico One. Corporate Historian for Southwest Richard West said the first plane painted to c…See the Story
New Mexico One and the Southwest specialty fleet
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Northrop Grumman · PromontoryA Northrop Grumman official attributed the explosive cost growth of the U.S. Air Force's next intercontinental ballistic missile to the service's design changes. The Air Force concluded it is necessary to upgrade the copper cables with a higher-performing fiber-optic network. The original designs for Sentinel's launch facilities would not work and had to be changed, the official said.See the Story
Northrop says Air Force design changes drove higher Sentinel ICBM cost
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Northrop Grumman · Elizabeth CityJames Gordon Bickel (Jim), age 84, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on his birthday, March 1, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents Tony and Beth Bickel, and also his beloved wife of 60 years, Rexie Berdean (Olsen) Bickel, a Sidney HS alumni, class of 1958. Jim was the father of daughter, Elizabeth Gilberts (Wayne) of Elizabeth City, NC; son, Mike Bickel (Beth) of...See the Story
James Gordon Bickel
Northrop Grumman · United StatesRichard C. “Dick” Higgins, one of the few remaining survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died, a family member said Wednesday. He was 102.See the Story
1 of the few remaining survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor has died at 102
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Northrop GrummanDARPA and Northrop Grumman are working on a concept for a moon-based railroad network. The envisioned network could transport humans, supplies and resources across the lunar surface. Northrop was one of 14 companies DARPA selected in December to explore concepts to support a future lunar economy.See the Story
Northrop, DARPA envision moon ‘railroad’ for lunar logistics
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