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On January 1, 2006, Northrop Grumman opened its business sector called 'Technical Services'.<ref name="LAT-AerospaceBriefs">{{cite news|url=https://www.nexis.com/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=4J01-9RR0-TW84-N3DM&csi=8422&oc=00240&perma=true|title=Northrop Grumman Creates Support Unit|date=January 6, 2006|access-date=February 20, 2019|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url-access=registration }}</ref> Northrop Grumman and [[Boeing]] collaborated on a design concept for [[NASA]]'s upcoming [[Orion spacecraft]] (previously the Crew Exploration Vehicle), but the contract went to rival [[Lockheed Martin]] on August 31, 2006.<ref name="Borenstein">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/01/AR2006090100291_pf.html|title=Lockheed MArtin Wins NASA Contract|last1=Borenstein|first1=Seth|date=September 1, 2006|access-date=February 20, 2019|publisher=[[The Associated Press]]}}</ref> | On January 1, 2006, Northrop Grumman opened its business sector called 'Technical Services'.<ref name="LAT-AerospaceBriefs">{{cite news|url=https://www.nexis.com/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=4J01-9RR0-TW84-N3DM&csi=8422&oc=00240&perma=true|title=Northrop Grumman Creates Support Unit|date=January 6, 2006|access-date=February 20, 2019|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url-access=registration }}</ref> Northrop Grumman and [[Boeing]] collaborated on a design concept for [[NASA]]'s upcoming [[Orion spacecraft]] (previously the Crew Exploration Vehicle), but the contract went to rival [[Lockheed Martin]] on August 31, 2006.<ref name="Borenstein">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/01/AR2006090100291_pf.html|title=Lockheed MArtin Wins NASA Contract|last1=Borenstein|first1=Seth|date=September 1, 2006|access-date=February 20, 2019|publisher=[[The Associated Press]]}}</ref> | ||
In 2006, Northrop Grumman had intended to bid for the U.S. Air Force's [[Next-Generation Bomber]]. Though it has not built a large manned aircraft since wrapping up B-2 Spirit production in the 1990s, the company has "been working hard to turn that perception around, with the skills and capabilities that back it up."<ref name="wsj_20060710_nextgen_bomber">Christie, R. "Northrop Grumman Hopes for Big Role in DoD Bomber Plan." '' | In 2006, Northrop Grumman had intended to bid for the U.S. Air Force's [[Next-Generation Bomber]]. Though it has not built a large manned aircraft since wrapping up B-2 Spirit production in the 1990s, the company has "been working hard to turn that perception around, with the skills and capabilities that back it up."<ref name="wsj_20060710_nextgen_bomber">Christie, R. "Northrop Grumman Hopes for Big Role in DoD Bomber Plan." ''The Wall Street Journal''. July 10, 2006.</ref> However, by 2009, the teams working on that project were dispersed, as USAF's focus turned to a long-range strike instead. Northrop Grumman was one of two teams competing for the [[Long Range Strike Bomber]], and in October 2015 won the contract for the Long Range Strike Bomber.<ref name=lrs-b-dodbuzz-news>{{cite web |author1=Brendan McGarry |title=Air Force Delays New Bomber Contract by 'Couple of Months' |url=http://www.dodbuzz.com/2015/09/29/air-force-delays-new-bomber-contract-by-couple-of-months/ |publisher=DOD Buzz |access-date=September 29, 2015 |date=n.d. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002225745/http://www.dodbuzz.com/2015/09/29/air-force-delays-new-bomber-contract-by-couple-of-months/ |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/27/politics/long-range-strike-bomber-northrop-grumman/|title=Pentagon awards Northrop Grumman stealth bomber contract - CNNPolitics|first=Zachary|last=Cohen|website=[[CNN]]|date=October 27, 2015|access-date=July 29, 2018}}</ref> | ||
On July 20, 2007, Northrop Grumman became the sole owner of [[Burt Rutan]]'s [[Scaled Composites]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.space.com/news/070720_scaled_bought.html |title=Northrop Grumman Buys Builder of SpaceShipOne |publisher=SPACE.com |date=July 20, 2007 |access-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> | On July 20, 2007, Northrop Grumman became the sole owner of [[Burt Rutan]]'s [[Scaled Composites]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.space.com/news/070720_scaled_bought.html |title=Northrop Grumman Buys Builder of SpaceShipOne |publisher=SPACE.com |date=July 20, 2007 |access-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> | ||