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  1. Pentagon confirms it will continue with the acquisition of E-7 Wedgetails for US Air Force

    The US Pentagon will move forward with the procurement of Boeing E-7 Wedgetails for the US Air Force…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #BoeingE-7Wedgetail #Død #E-2Hawkeye #E-3SentryAWACSreplacement #northropgrumman #pentagon #petehegseth #SecretaryofDefense #USAirForce #USNavy
    europesays.com/2991192/

  2. #NorthropGrumman:
    "
    Northrop Grumman Expands Cargo Capacity with NG-24 Cygnus XL Launch
    "
    "The Cygnus XL design carries 33 percent more cargo than previous variants of the Cygnus spacecraft .."

    news.northropgrumman.com/cygnu

    11.4.2026

    #Cygnus #CygnusXL #Falcon9 #ISS #NASA #NG24 #Raumfahrt #Raumstation #SpaceFlight #SpaceX

  3. #NorthropGrumman:
    "
    Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur IV Launches the U.S. Space Force STP-S29A Mission
    "
    "Enhanced Minotaur IV vehicle propels multiple Space Test Program satellites, advancing reliable and cost-effective space launch capabilities"

    news.northropgrumman.com/launc

    8.4.2026

    #MinotaurIV #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceForce #STPS29A #USA #Vandenberg

  4. #NorthropGrumman:
    "
    Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur IV Launches the U.S. Space Force STP-S29A Mission
    "
    "Enhanced Minotaur IV vehicle propels multiple Space Test Program satellites, advancing reliable and cost-effective space launch capabilities"

    news.northropgrumman.com/launc

    8.4.2026

    #MinotaurIV #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceForce #STPS29A #USA #Vandenberg

  5. #NorthropGrumman:
    "
    Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur IV Launches the U.S. Space Force STP-S29A Mission
    "
    "Enhanced Minotaur IV vehicle propels multiple Space Test Program satellites, advancing reliable and cost-effective space launch capabilities"

    news.northropgrumman.com/launc

    8.4.2026

    #MinotaurIV #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceForce #STPS29A #USA #Vandenberg

  6. #NorthropGrumman:
    "
    Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur IV Launches the U.S. Space Force STP-S29A Mission
    "
    "Enhanced Minotaur IV vehicle propels multiple Space Test Program satellites, advancing reliable and cost-effective space launch capabilities"

    news.northropgrumman.com/launc

    8.4.2026

    #MinotaurIV #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceForce #STPS29A #USA #Vandenberg

  7. #NorthropGrumman:
    "
    Northrop Grumman’s Minotaur IV Launches the U.S. Space Force STP-S29A Mission
    "
    "Enhanced Minotaur IV vehicle propels multiple Space Test Program satellites, advancing reliable and cost-effective space launch capabilities"

    news.northropgrumman.com/launc

    8.4.2026

    #MinotaurIV #Rakete #Raumfahrt #rocketry #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceForce #STPS29A #USA #Vandenberg

  8. Profits of War: Top Beneficiaries of Pentagon Spending, 2020 – 2024
    Despite the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 and the scaling back of the “War on Terror,” Pentagon spending and contractor revenues have continued at extremely high levels, due in large part to the military’s focus on China as the new national security challenge. The U.S. arms industry has also profited enormously from the surge in foreign arms sales tied to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.

    From 2020 to 2024, the last five-year period for which full statistics are available, private firms have received $2.4 trillion in contracts from the Pentagon, approximately 54% of the department’s discretionary spending of $4.4 trillion over that period.
    During those five years, $771 billion in Pentagon contracts went to just five firms: Lockheed Martin ($313 billion), RTX (formerly Raytheon, $145 billion), Boeing ($115 billion), General Dynamics ($116 billion), and Northrop Grumman ($81 billion).
    By comparison, the total diplomacy, development, and humanitarian aid budget, excluding military aid, was $356 billion. In other words, the U.S. government invested over twice as much money in five weapons companies as in diplomacy and international assistance.

    Record arms transfers have further boosted the bottom lines of weapons firms. These companies have benefited from tens of billions of dollars in military aid to Israel and Ukraine, paid for by U.S. taxpayers. U.S. military aid to Israel was over $18 billion in just the first year following October 2023; military aid to Ukraine totals $65 billion since the Russian invasion in 2022 through 2025.

    Additionally, a surge in foreign-funded arms sales to European allies, paid for by the recipient nations − over $170 billion in 2023 and 2024 alone − have provided additional revenue to arms contractors over and above the funds they receive directly from the Pentagon.

    This year’s military budget will continue to deliver a windfall to military contractors. Recently-enacted legislation pushes annual U.S. military spending beyond the $1 trillion mark.

    The trends of the past five years follow a major increase in Pentagon spending over time. Annual U.S. military spending has grown significantly this century. The Pentagon’s discretionary budget — the annual funding approved by Congress and the large majority of its overall budget — rose from $507 billion in 2000 to $843 billion in 2025 (in constant 2025 dollars), a 66% increase.
    Including military spending outside the Pentagon — primarily nuclear weapons programs at the Department of Energy, counterterrorism operations at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and other military activities officially classified under “Budget Function 050” — total military spending grew from $531 billion in 2000 to $899 billion in 2025, a 69% increase. Legislation passed in early July 2025 adds $156 billion to this year’s total, pushing the 2025 military budget to $1.06 trillion. After taking into account this supplemental funding, the U.S. military budget has nearly doubled this century, increasing 99% since 2000.

    The shape of what President Eisenhower called the “military-industrial complex” is shifting as military technology companies are being awarded an increasing share of the Pentagon budget and gaining political power. The military-industrial complex involves the collaboration of the uniformed military and the arms industry in promoting spending that serves their bureaucratic interests and corporate bottom lines, often independently of or in contradiction to considerations of America’s actual security needs. Today, the tools of influence used by the arms industry are consistent — lobbying, millions in campaign donations, the revolving door, and others — but they are also expanding. One of the latest trends, for instance, is that Pentagon officials are now going on to work for venture capital firms investing in new military tech.

    What remains the most important issue is whether U.S. national defense strategy is aligned with the actual security environment the U.S. faces. The current cover-the-globe strategy, which stresses a quest for military dominance and the ability to intervene anywhere on the globe in short order — has not served the U.S. well in this century. The question is whether the U.S. can have a reasoned national debate on a new defense strategy that is not distorted by the influence of the wealthy weapons sector.


    #^https://quincyinst.org/research/profits-of-war-top-beneficiaries-of-pentagon-spending-2020-2024/
    PDF: #^https://quincyinst-2.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/08142811/Profits-of-War_Hartung-and-Semler_Costs-of-War_Quincy-FINAL-1.pdf

    #USA #US #american #government #money #lobbying for #MIC #Pentagon #military #warmongers #militarycapitalism #LockheedMartin #RTX #Raytheon #Boeing #GeneralDynamics #NorthropGrumman #weapons #war #proxy-wars in #israel #Palestine #Gaza #ukraine #europe #middleEast
  9. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    #Artemis 🌙 🇺🇸
    #Starship refueling ⛽, catch 🦾
    #BlueMoon 🌙
    #Neutron 🚀
    #Nova 🚀
    #Mengzhou ♻️🇨🇳
    #Zhuque3 ♻️️🇨🇳
    • Roman #SpaceTelescope 🔭🇺🇸
    #ChangE7
    #Spectrum, #RFA One, #Miura5 🇪🇺🚀
    #TerranR 🚀
    #Eclipse 🚀
    #NovaC 🌙
    #BlueGhost 🌙
    #Astroscale refueler ⛽
    #Plato exoplanets 🔭🇪🇺
    #Gaganyaan 🚀🇮🇳
    #Martian Moons Exploration 🛰️ 🇯🇵

    #NASA #ESA #CASC #ISRO #JAXA #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #RocketLab #StokeSpace #LandSpace #Vast #RelativitySpace #Firefly #NorthropGrumman #IntuitiveMachines #Astroscale

  10. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    #Artemis 🌙 🇺🇸
    #Starship refueling ⛽, catch 🦾
    #BlueMoon 🌙
    #Neutron 🚀
    #Nova 🚀
    #Mengzhou ♻️🇨🇳
    #Zhuque3 ♻️️🇨🇳
    • Roman #SpaceTelescope 🔭🇺🇸
    #ChangE7
    #Spectrum, #RFA One, #Miura5 🇪🇺🚀
    #TerranR 🚀
    #Eclipse 🚀
    #NovaC 🌙
    #BlueGhost 🌙
    #Astroscale refueler ⛽
    #Plato exoplanets 🔭🇪🇺
    #Gaganyaan 🚀🇮🇳
    #Martian Moons Exploration 🛰️ 🇯🇵

    #NASA #ESA #CASC #ISRO #JAXA #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #RocketLab #StokeSpace #LandSpace #Vast #RelativitySpace #Firefly #NorthropGrumman #IntuitiveMachines #Astroscale

  11. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    #Artemis 🌙 🇺🇸
    #Starship refueling ⛽, catch 🦾
    #BlueMoon 🌙
    #Neutron 🚀
    #Nova 🚀
    #Mengzhou ♻️🇨🇳
    #Zhuque3 ♻️️🇨🇳
    • Roman #SpaceTelescope 🔭🇺🇸
    #ChangE7
    #Spectrum, #RFA One, #Miura5 🇪🇺🚀
    #TerranR 🚀
    #Eclipse 🚀
    #NovaC 🌙
    #BlueGhost 🌙
    #Astroscale refueler ⛽
    #Plato exoplanets 🔭🇪🇺
    #Gaganyaan 🚀🇮🇳
    #Martian Moons Exploration 🛰️ 🇯🇵

    #NASA #ESA #CASC #ISRO #JAXA #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #RocketLab #StokeSpace #LandSpace #Vast #RelativitySpace #Firefly #NorthropGrumman #IntuitiveMachines #Astroscale

  12. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    #Artemis 🌙 🇺🇸
    #Starship refueling ⛽, catch 🦾
    #BlueMoon 🌙
    #Neutron 🚀
    #Nova 🚀
    #Mengzhou ♻️🇨🇳
    #Zhuque3 ♻️️🇨🇳
    • Roman #SpaceTelescope 🔭🇺🇸
    #ChangE7
    #Spectrum, #RFA One, #Miura5 🇪🇺🚀
    #TerranR 🚀
    #Eclipse 🚀
    #NovaC 🌙
    #BlueGhost 🌙
    #Astroscale refueler ⛽
    #Plato exoplanets 🔭🇪🇺
    #Gaganyaan 🚀🇮🇳
    #Martian Moons Exploration 🛰️ 🇯🇵

    #NASA #ESA #CASC #ISRO #JAXA #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #RocketLab #StokeSpace #LandSpace #Vast #RelativitySpace #Firefly #NorthropGrumman #IntuitiveMachines #Astroscale

  13. RE: mastodon.social/@arstechnica/1

    #Artemis 🌙 🇺🇸
    #Starship refueling ⛽, catch 🦾
    #BlueMoon 🌙
    #Neutron 🚀
    #Nova 🚀
    #Mengzhou ♻️🇨🇳
    #Zhuque3 ♻️️🇨🇳
    • Roman #SpaceTelescope 🔭🇺🇸
    #ChangE7
    #Spectrum, #RFA One, #Miura5 🇪🇺🚀
    #TerranR 🚀
    #Eclipse 🚀
    #NovaC 🌙
    #BlueGhost 🌙
    #Astroscale refueler ⛽
    #Plato exoplanets 🔭🇪🇺
    #Gaganyaan 🚀🇮🇳
    #Martian Moons Exploration 🛰️ 🇯🇵

    #NASA #ESA #CASC #ISRO #JAXA #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #RocketLab #StokeSpace #LandSpace #Vast #RelativitySpace #Firefly #NorthropGrumman #IntuitiveMachines #Astroscale

  14. #FlugRevue:
    "
    Rettung des NASA-Forschungssatelliten Swift
    Letzte TriStar auf kniffliger Raumfahrtmission

    Die Lockheed L-1011 TriStar von Northrop Grumman kommt im Juni 2026 wieder als fliegende Raketenstartrampe zum Einsatz.
    "
    flugrevue.de/raumfahrt/letzte-

    5.12.2025

    #KatalystSpace #LINK #Luftfahrt #L1011 #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Raumfahrt #Satellten #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #TriStar #Weltraumteleskop

  15. #FlugRevue:
    "
    Rettung des NASA-Forschungssatelliten Swift
    Letzte TriStar auf kniffliger Raumfahrtmission

    Die Lockheed L-1011 TriStar von Northrop Grumman kommt im Juni 2026 wieder als fliegende Raketenstartrampe zum Einsatz.
    "
    flugrevue.de/raumfahrt/letzte-

    5.12.2025

    #KatalystSpace #LINK #Luftfahrt #L1011 #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Raumfahrt #Satellten #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #TriStar #Weltraumteleskop

  16. #FlugRevue:
    "
    Rettung des NASA-Forschungssatelliten Swift
    Letzte TriStar auf kniffliger Raumfahrtmission

    Die Lockheed L-1011 TriStar von Northrop Grumman kommt im Juni 2026 wieder als fliegende Raketenstartrampe zum Einsatz.
    "
    flugrevue.de/raumfahrt/letzte-

    5.12.2025

    #KatalystSpace #LINK #Luftfahrt #L1011 #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Raumfahrt #Satellten #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #TriStar #Weltraumteleskop

  17. #FlugRevue:
    "
    Rettung des NASA-Forschungssatelliten Swift
    Letzte TriStar auf kniffliger Raumfahrtmission

    Die Lockheed L-1011 TriStar von Northrop Grumman kommt im Juni 2026 wieder als fliegende Raketenstartrampe zum Einsatz.
    "
    flugrevue.de/raumfahrt/letzte-

    5.12.2025

    #KatalystSpace #LINK #Luftfahrt #L1011 #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Raumfahrt #Satellten #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #TriStar #Weltraumteleskop

  18. #FlugRevue:
    "
    Rettung des NASA-Forschungssatelliten Swift
    Letzte TriStar auf kniffliger Raumfahrtmission

    Die Lockheed L-1011 TriStar von Northrop Grumman kommt im Juni 2026 wieder als fliegende Raketenstartrampe zum Einsatz.
    "
    flugrevue.de/raumfahrt/letzte-

    5.12.2025

    #KatalystSpace #LINK #Luftfahrt #L1011 #NorthropGrumman #PegasusXL #Raumfahrt #Satellten #SpaceFlight #Stargazer #Swift #TriStar #Weltraumteleskop

  19. “… in the five years from 2020 to 2024, 54% of the #Pentagon’s $4.4 trillion in discretionary spending went to private firms and $791 billion went to just five companies: #LockheedMartin ($313 billion), #RTX (formerly #Raytheon, $145 billion), #Boeing ($115 billion), #GeneralDynamics ($116 billion), and #NorthropGrumman ($81 billion). “

    tomdispatch.com/entering-a-gol

    #antimilitarism #Capitalism #Militaryindustrialcomplex #profits

  20. #Raumfahrt:

    Größter #Feststoffbooster der #Nasa bei Test gescheitert.

    Eine geplatzte #Düse sorgt für das spektakuläre Ende eines Tests, der die Zukunft der #SLS- #Schwerlastrakete sichern sollte.

    Der Bole-Test (Booster Obsolescence Life Extension) des #Luft-, #Raumfahrt- und Militärkonzerns #NorthropGrumman für die #Nasa ist fehlgeschlagen. Damit sollte ein neuer #Feststoffbooster für die Schwerlastrakete #SLS (Space Launch System) entwickelt werden, der nicht...

    golem.de/news/raumfahrt-groess

  21. #NorthropGrumman zu

    yewtu.be/watch?v=Uz642CPq2r0
    :
    "“Today’s test pushed the boundaries of large solid rocket motor design to meet rigorous performance requirements. While the motor appeared to perform well through the most harsh environments of the test, we observed an anomaly near the end of the two-plus minute burn. .."

    news.northropgrumman.com/launc

    26.6.2025

    #Artemis #BOLE #Booster #Fehlerkultur #Feststoffbooster #NASA #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SLS #SpaceFlight

  22. Wednesday, June 25, 2025

    How Russia prepares its strategic missile plant for eternal war — Dead and wounded everywhere — Russian attack on Dnipro kills at least 18, injures nearly 300 — Council of Europe, Ukraine to sign accord on June 25 to set up Russian aggression tribunal — Europeans oppose following Trump if he pushes Ukraine to cede territory, lift Russia sanctions, poll finds … and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025

  23. The B-2 Spirit is the world’s most advanced stealth bomber, known for its flying wing design and near-invisibility to radar. Capable of striking global targets undetected with nuclear or massive bunker-buster bombs, it's a $2.1B symbol of American airpower that’s still unmatched after 30+ years.

    #B2Spirit #StealthBomber #USAirForce #Aviation #Defense #NorthropGrumman #AirDominance #B21Raider #ModernWarfare #FlyingWing #StrategicBomber

    Read Full Article Here :- techi.com/b2-spirit-stealth-bo

  24. "
    #NorthropGrumman Successfully Integrates Spacecraft for Next-Generation Space Robotic Servicing System
    "
    ".. integrated a robotics payload onto its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft bus, achieving another milestone for its MRV and the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program."

    news.northropgrumman.com/space

    5.6.2025

    #DARPA #GEO #MRV #Raumfahrt #RSGS #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #SpaceLogistics