Northrop Grumman Battles To Regain Prime Role in Tactical Air

摘要

The 2006 retirement of the last F-14D Tomcat knocked Northrop Grumman out of the ranks of prime contractors of U.S. fighters for the last 15 years-but perhaps not forever. An ever-expanding shopping list of new air dominance capabilities desired by U.S. and allied air forces has prompted a spurt of product development from the maker of the flying-wing B-2 and B-21 strategic bombers in the U.S. tactical aircraft market.