From the stubby F4F Wildcat barely holding the line in 1942 to the powerful F6F Hellcat that turned the tide of the Pacific ...

This episode follows Leroy Grumman’s early breakthroughs and the step by step evolution that led to the F4F Wildcat, from prewar prototypes to combat reality in the Pacific. Outmatched on paper, the ...

Promoted to first lieutenant, DeBlanc suffered a temporary setback on Jan. 29, 1943, when his Wildcat suffered engine trouble ...

Various land-based fighters were converted to become seaplanes during the Second World War. A few were very impressive, like ...

In June 1940, Foss hitchhiked 300 miles to Minneapolis to enlist in the Marine Corps Reserve so he could join the Naval ...

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A close-up view of Northrop Grumman's test firing of its Mk 72 solid rocket motor at its Elkton, Maryland facility in December 2025. (Northrop Grumman) Northrop Grumman completed a static test firing ...

Northrop Grumman announced Dec. 18 it had test-fired a prototype of a new solid rocket motor for the U.S. Navy about eight months after contract award as the Pentagon and contractors race to increase ...

Northrop Grumman used its Beacon autonomous testbed, announced in June, to accelerate development of the Project Talon autonomous drone offering for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...

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The U.S. Air Force announced Dec. 22 that it has designated the Northrop Grumman Project Talon uncrewed aircraft prototype the YFQ-48A, signifying the service’s support for the internally developed ...