Northrop’s flying wing bomber was built to solve a brutal requirement: carry 10,000 pounds of bombs for 10,000 miles, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The B-21 bomber pairs cutting edge tech with a throwback aircraft design. It is based on a visionary aircraft design that dates ...

In the 1940s, Jack Northrop’s flying wings were meant to revolutionize aviation - sleek, fast, and efficient. But innovation outpaced technology, and the dream collapsed before it could fly.

Northrop Grumman is confirming it has built the experimental XRQ-73 hybrid-electric flying-wing the company has been developing under a secretive US military project. The Virginia-based aerospace ...

John Knudsen Northrop, 45, has designed such crack planes as the Lockheed Vega, the Army’s A17, but it became evident last week that a big part of his heart and head was really in something very ...

"This photo survey covers the flying wing and tailless craft designed and produced by Jack Northrop and his team at Northrop Aircraft, Incorporated between 1939 and the early 1950s. It is not meant to ...

A sensational advance in industrial technique was revealed last week and immediately opened the way for major advances in the aviation industry. The new technique: arc-welding of magnesium. Result: ...

The U.S. Dept of Defense issued a five-year contract worth up to $7 billion to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. for modernization and sustainment activities for the B-2 ...