MD Gives Biggest Deal Ever to Keep Northrop
State lawmakers are closing in on a $57 million deal to keep Northrop Grumman in Maryland if the company retains 10,000 jobs and proves it spent $100 million buying facilities in the state.
Pentagon: Urgent Need for Underwater Drones
A Pentagon official told an audience of submarine officers and military contractors that the US Navy needs more underwater drones — and it needs them now.
Northrop Grumman Sponsors Destination ImagiNation
Destination ImagiNation is another way St. Mary’s County Public Schools accomplishes its STEM For All programs.
Audit Deadline: Navy Not Ready for Prime Time
The Navy is lagging in preparedness for a 2017 deadline to be audit-ready.
DoD Missing Own Goals on Competitive Bidding
DoD is falling short of its goals for bidding out contracts competitively.
Hypoxia Nagging Safety Problem in Some Aircraft
Pilots in F/A-18 Hornet variants and EA-18G Growler aircraft may be vulnerable to hypoxia-like symptoms.
DepDefSec Work Expected at UK Air Show
While the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is expected to dominate much of the news coming out of the upcoming Farnborough Air Show, the appearance of US Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work is adding what Breaking Defense is calling “a boost in firepower for the air show.” Reports are that he will discuss his Third Offset Strategy in closed-door meetings while he is in the United Kingdom.
Search Continued Overnight for Black Hawk Crew
Eleven crew members are presumed dead in a UH-60 Black Hawk crash in dense fog while on a training mission out of Elgin Air Force base.
World’s Top 100 Defense Contractors
Lockheed Martin leads the defense contractor list, with Boeing, BAE, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman rounding out the top five.
