Spotlight On Defense

Northrop Grumman to buy missile maker Orbital for $7.8B

U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Monday it would buy Orbital ATK Inc for about $7.8 billion, getting access to lucrative government contracts and expanding its arsenal of missile defense systems and space rockets.

Northrop Grumman to buy missile maker Orbital for $7.8B

U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp said on Monday it would buy Orbital ATK Inc for about $7.8 billion, getting access to lucrative government contracts and expanding its arsenal of missile defense systems and space rockets.

Mattis to visit weapons base tasked with US nuclear strategy

As North Korea makes advances on its nuclear program, conducting its most powerful test yet earlier this month, United States Defense Secretary James Mattis will meet with U.S. Strategic Command leadership on Thursday, at the military facility that would conduct a nuclear war.