Chief configuration designer for the YF-23, Northrop’s contender for the Air Force’s Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) competition won by Lockheed’s F-22, Cummings continues to be active in ...

Northrop released two new photos of the B-21 Raider. Let's take a look at what we can learn from these photos and why the Raider may be more like the YF-23 Gray Ghost than you might think.

What did you see there? Matt Jouppi: It does have a very interesting nose that kind of reminds me of the X-36, a little bit of some of the Northrop YF-23 earlier configuration, platypus nose-type ...

In 1991, Lockheed Martin’s fighter triumphed over the Northrop Grumman/McDonnell Douglas YF-23 in the Pentagon’s ATF (Advanced Tactical Fighter) competition, receiving the green light for full ...

The Air Force passed on the YF-17 prototype, preferring the more agile F-16. But Navy planners liked it—ultimately transforming it into the venerable F/A-18. The upcoming F/A-XX contract award ...

The other entry in the LWF contest was Northrop's YF-17. As a twin-engine jet it was a better fit for the Navy. As a result, the US Navy selected Northrop’s YF-17 as the base for the F-18.

Northrop’s backlog of $91.5 billion, more than twice its annual revenue, underscores strong demand for its products. A book-to-bill ratio of 1.23 signals that new orders outpace sales ...

The Navy appears to have placed its first MQ-4C Triton drone order in more than a year with Northrop Grumman. Originally expected to cost $30 million, these drones already cost 4 times that amount.

RBC lowered its price target on Lockheed to $480 from $550. Herbert upgraded Northrop citing strong execution on the B-21 bomber program and its positioning in nuclear modernization efforts.

Northrop Grumman has a strong track record of producing innovative aircraft, including the B-2 and B-21 stealth bombers. Lockheed Martin was initially seen as a strong contender, but the company ...