The Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites mission, a partnership between DARPA and Northrop Grumman, will result in the first US on-orbit servicing capability, according to company officials.

Designed by Northrop Grumman and subsidiary Scaled Composites, the unmanned XRQ-73 features an ultra-quiet propulsion system powered by electricity from a gas turbine. Taking off from Edwards Air ...

The U.S. Navy’s Orca XLUUV — Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle — is an 84-foot autonomous submarine drone with a 6,500 ...

DARPA has confirmed the first flight of its XRQ-73 SHEPARD hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft, developed by Northrop Grumman and Scaled Composites, at Edwards Air Force Base in April 2026. The stealthy ...

DARPA wants the ability to autonomously store, launch and recover swarms of Group 1 through 3 drones, with those systems having improved endurance, payload and onboard power, a new solicitation says.

THE NETS enclosing the inner harbour draw open. A black-finned predator slips out. Minutes later it reaches the open ocean and, with a great exhalation, disappears beneath the tropical waters. Getting ...

Sailors man the rails during a commissioning ceremony for the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Idaho at Naval Submarine Base New London, Connecticut, on April 25, 2026. (John Narewski/U.S.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (L) and his Indian counterpart, Shri Rajnath Singh (C), visit submarine manufacturer TKMS in Kiel, Germany, on April 22, 2026. (Christian Charisius/picture ...

The USS Idaho was commissioned in a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn., on Saturday. It is the 26th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to be delivered to the service. Although the ...

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