Northrop's move leaves Boeing and Lockheed Martin as the likely surviving bidders for the fighter at the heart of the Next Generation Air Dominance program.
Boeing’s shareholders will probably be content with the company’s mid-year update on 737 program deliveries in its forthcoming second quarter earnings report.
Already chasing a step-change in fuel-burn reduction of between 20-25%, engine-makers face the additional challenge of developing adaptable propulsion systems.
Boeing and Northrop Grumman are the latest A&D OEMs to join the Department of Defense’s Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes-Commercial (RAMP-C) program.
Innovative Solutions & Support is confident its recent Honeywell deal will bring opportunities in the commercial aircraft and business aviation markets.