Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a potential five-year, $481.6M contract to help the U.S. Army update a system designed to protect aircraft against sophisticated infrared missiles. The company will provide quick-reaction capability 3 of the Common Infrared Countermeasure system under the cost-no-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee and firm-fixed-price contract, the Department of Defense said Wednesday.

A new McAleese & Associates report says Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) reported $13.5B in new awards during the second quarter of 2019 with a total backlog of $63B and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.6x.

Northrop Grumman’s (NYSE: NOC) innovation systems business has received a potential $167.3M contract from the U.S. Navy to produce 263 lot 8 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received an engineering services contract from the U.S. Navy to serve as a design agent for the service branch's surface search and fire control radar system.

NASA plans to award a sole-source contract to Northrop Grumman’s (NYSE: NOC) innovation systems sector to construct a habitation module for the Gateway lunar station, Spaceflight Now reported Tuesday.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a subcontract to help Made in Space demonstrate an in-orbit manufacturing system for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. The industry team aims to deploy a 3D printing robot in space as part of the agency's Archinaut mission, Northrop said Tuesday. MIS received a $74M prime contract to conduct the flight demonstration.

The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) a pair of delivery orders to supply power electronics for the U.S. Navy's E-2 Hawkeye early warning-and-control aircraft. Northrop will provide high-voltage power supplies to the service branch under the first order worth $17M, the Department of Defense said Thursday. For the second order, valued at $11M, the company will deliver aircraft power amplifier modules.

Kathy Warden, president and CEO of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), will assume additional duties as chairman of the company, effective Aug. 1.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a $92.9M modification under the Systems Engineering, Management and Sustainment III contract to continue supporting the U.S. Air Force's weather-related missions. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the modification would bring the potential ceiling value of the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to $392.9M and add six months to the ordering period.

John Long, who previously held a nearly 13-year career at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has been appointed director of business development at LMI, G2Exchange ETC reported Tuesday.