Market trendReviewedOct 27, 2025

Northrop Grumman activity observed in UAV / Drone / Uncrewed Systems segment

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1 source

IIOS signal summary

Northrop Grumman has secretly built a large new uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), dubbed Project Lotus.

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Northrop Grumman
Identified in source provenance as associated with this signal.
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IIOS relevance score: 9

PublisherAviation Week

Publication dateOct 27, 2025

Headline (citation)Project Lotus, Northrop Grumman’s Secret Autonomous Aircraft Revealed

AuthorSteve Trimble

Access typepublic

Rights statusMetadata only

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