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Boneyard files: Grumman E-1B Tracer – the Cold War shield that retired to Arizona

The Grumman E-1B Tracer was the US Navy's first purpose-built carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft, serving during ...
Morning Overview on MSN

Boeing just cleared the preliminary design review on a new pylon that lets the B-1B Lancer carry two Mach 5 ARRW hypersonic missiles slung under each wing

For more than three decades, the B-1B Lancer’s external hardpoints have been bolted shut, deactivated in the 1990s to satisfy ...
The Motley Fool

Defense Stock Face-Off: Northrop Grumman vs. Lockheed Martin -- Which Is the Better Buy Right Now?

Northrop Grumman's B-21 Raider, the world's first sixth-generation stealth bomber, has moved past its most precarious financial hurdles. After years of absorbing the fixed-price development contracts, ...
Virginia Business

Northrop Grumman lands more than $900M in U.S. defense contracts

Falls Church-based Fortune 500 government contractor Northrop Grumman won three defense contracts last week totaling more than $900 million, the Department of Defense reported. On Friday, the Pentagon ...
SpaceNews

Space Force awards Northrop Grumman $398 million satellite contract

Northrop Grumman developed a Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype payload for the Space Force's PTS-P program. Credit: Northrop Grumman WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $398 ...
GovCon Wire

Northrop Grumman Lands $697M Navy Radar Sustainment Agreement

Northrop has landed a potential $697M Navy agreement for expeditionary radar support Basic ordering agreement will support the Marine Corps’ G/ATOR radar platform G/ATOR is designed to track drones, ...
Newsweek

H-1B Visa Applications Drop 38 Percent as USCIS Favors Master’s Degrees

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Trump administration announced Thursday that it had seen a ...
Newsweek

Map Shows States With Most H-1B Visas Approved Per American Worker

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Newsweek analysis of federal data shows stark differences across U.S.
The Aviationist

B-1B Bomber “Rage” Returns to Service After Restoration

The B-1B 86-0115, now renamed “Apocalypse II,” returned to service at Dyess AFB after being previously retired in 2021. The U.S. Air Force announced on May 6, 2026, that a regenerated B-1B Lancer ...
Stars and Stripes

Restored B-1B bomber returns to fleet with WWII-inspired nose art

A revitalized B-1B Lancer brought out of storage — with a new name and nose art that pays homage to a World War II bombing crew shot down over Burma — is ready for action in the Middle East if needed.
Military Times

B-1 returns to flight after restoration, surviving the ‘boneyard’

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer conducts a functional check flight at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Feb. 26, 2026. (Courtney Landsberger/U.S. Air Force) After time in storage and two years of ...
Sports Illustrated

Cardinals Cut Loose 2 Prospects, Including Triple-A Outfielder

The St. Louis Cardinals officially promoted one of the most exciting players in the club's farm system up to Double-A on Tuesday. "C Rainiel Rodriguez has been transferred from Peoria (A+) to ...