InvestorNewsBreaks – Wrap Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WRAP) Featured in NetworkNewsWire Editorial on Counter-Drone Defense TechnologiesWrap Technologies (
NASDAQ: WRAP) is featured in a NetworkNewsWire editorial examining the evolving counter-drone defense market and growing demand for integrated sensing and low-cost interception technologies. The editorial highlights Wrap’s exclusive U.S. and NATO commercialization rights to Frenel Imaging’s TPiCore polarimetric sensing platform and the company’s work to integrate physics-based detection and laser directed-energy interception within its WrapShield open architecture. The coverage notes that WrapShield is structured around Detect, Orchestrate and Respond capabilities and is being positioned for Department of War force protection, Department of Homeland Security border security, critical infrastructure and specialized tactical law enforcement applications.
The Interception Gap: Directed Energy Solved Cost of Shooting Down Drones, Exposed a Harder Problem UnderneathNetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage : For most of the past decade, counter-drone defense was framed as a capability question. It has quietly become a question of arithmetic, and the answer the defense establishment has converged on is directed energy, which trades a multimillion-dollar interceptor for a laser that fires for pennies. That fix has exposed a second and harder problem sitting underneath it. Aiming a laser demands a class of perception that most of the deployed world does not have, and the threat itself has just gone silent. Wrap Technologies Inc. (
NASDAQ: WRAP) ( Profile ) has spent the summer assembling a position at exactly that seam, anchored by an exclusive U.S. and NATO license to a physics-based sensing technology that it has now paired with laser directed-energy interception through an expanded relationship with Israeli sensing firm Frenel Imaging. The work is the newest layer in WrapShield, the open architecture Wrap has been building in public, and it points the company at Department of War force protection, DHS border security, critical infrastructure and specialized tactical law-enforcement markets. That position does not map neatly onto any single peer. LightPath Technologies Inc . (
NASDAQ: LPTH), AeroVironment Inc. (
NASDAQ: AVAV), Lockheed Martin Corporation (
NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (
NYSE: NOC) each hold part of the same landscape, whether in public safety platforms, decision architecture, directed energy at scale or interceptor economics. None of them sits on the specific seam where physics-based perception meets low-cost interception, which is…
Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly DividendFALLS CHURCH, Va., Aug. 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (
NYSE: NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $2.47 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable September 16, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business August 31, 2026. Northrop Grumman continues to execute a disciplined capital allocation strategy that prioritizes investments in the manufacturing capabilities and capacity needed to deliver differentiating technologies quickly for our customers.
The Interception Gap: Directed Energy Solved Cost of Shooting Down Drones, Exposed a Harder Problem UnderneathNEW YORK, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NetworkNewsWire Editorial Coverage: For most of the past decade, counter-drone defense was framed as a capability question. It has quietly become a question of arithmetic, and the answer the defense establishment has converged on is directed energy, which trades a multimillion-dollar interceptor for a laser that fires for pennies. That fix has exposed a second and harder problem sitting underneath it. Aiming a laser demands a class of perception that most of the deployed world does not have, and the threat itself has just gone silent. Wrap Technologies Inc. (
NASDAQ: WRAP) (profile) has spent the summer assembling a position at exactly that seam, anchored by an exclusive U.S. and NATO license to a physics-based sensing technology that it has now paired with laser directed-energy interception through an expanded relationship with Israeli sensing firm Frenel Imaging. The work is the newest layer in WrapShield, the open architecture Wrap has been building in public, and it points the company at Department of War force protection, DHS border security, critical infrastructure and specialized tactical law-enforcement markets. That position does not map neatly onto any single peer. LightPath Technologies Inc. (
NASDAQ: LPTH), AeroVironment Inc. (
NASDAQ: AVAV), Lockheed Martin Corporation (
NYSE: LMT) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (
NYSE: NOC) each hold part of the same landscape, whether in public safety platforms, decision architecture, directed energy at scale or interceptor economics. None of them sits on the specific seam where physics-based perception meets low-cost interception, which is what this story is about.
Northrop Grumman Enters Into $3 Billion Landmark Agreements to Accelerate Missile Interceptor ProductionMulti-year framework agreements with the U.S. Department of War and Lockheed Martin deliver speed, scale and certainty for the United States and allies
Northrop Grumman Releases Second Quarter 2026 Financial ResultsFALLS CHURCH, Va., July 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (
NYSE: NOC) has released its second quarter 2026 financial results. A copy of the earnings release has been furnished in the company’s Form 8-K filing and is also available on the company's investor relations website at http://investor.northropgrumman.com.
Northrop Grumman Breaks Ground on New Facility to Support Strategic Deterrence and Advanced Aerospace Missions in UtahAs the largest defense contractor in Utah, the company marks a pivotal moment for growth, aerospace innovation and national defense investment
Northrop Grumman Announces Date for Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and WebcastFALLS CHURCH, Va., June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (
NYSE: NOC) announced today that its second quarter 2026 financial results will be released on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, prior to the market opening. The earnings announcement, and accompanying earnings presentation, will be available on the company’s website at http://investor.northropgrumman.com.
Northrop Grumman to Participate in Bernstein’s 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions ConferenceFALLS CHURCH, Va., May 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (
NYSE: NOC) will participate in Bernstein’s 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference on Thursday, May 28. Kathy Warden, chair, chief executive officer and president, will present beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. The presentation will be webcast live at http://investor.northropgrumman.com.
Northrop Grumman Board Declares Quarterly DividendFALLS CHURCH, Va., May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation (
NYSE: NOC) declared a quarterly dividend of $2.47 per share on Northrop Grumman common stock, payable June 17, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business June 1, 2026. Northrop Grumman continues to execute a disciplined capital allocation strategy that prioritizes investments in the manufacturing capabilities and capacity needed to deliver differentiating technologies quickly for our customers.
U.S. Military Drone Production Relies Heavily on Chinese Rare Earth MagnetsFN Media Group Presents Oilprice.com Market Commentary New York, NY – May 19, 2026 – The Pentagon recently placed the largest drone order in American history — 30,000 one-way attack drones, with plans to scale past 300,000 by early 2028. There’s one major problem: every one of those drones runs on a rare earth […]
Northrop Grumman Honors Top Suppliers Driving Industrial InnovationOver 30 domestic and global partners recognized for their excellence in manufacturing and supply chain operations
Northrop Grumman Releases First Quarter 2026 Financial ResultsFALLS CHURCH, Va., April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (
NYSE: NOC) has released its first quarter 2026 financial results. A copy of the earnings release has been furnished in the company’s Form 8-K filing and is also available on the company's investor relations website at http://investor.northropgrumman.com.
Northrop Grumman’s B-21 Raider Powers Unmatched Long-Range Strike CapabilityAerial refueling in test unlocks additional speed, flexibility in future operations
Northrop Grumman and U.S. Air Force Accelerate Sentinel Program MomentumA revised acquisition approach is speeding Northrop Grumman’s development of the next-generation intercontinental ballistic missile program
Northrop Grumman Announces Date for First Quarter 2026 Financial Results and WebcastFALLS CHURCH, Va., March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (
NYSE: NOC) announced today that its first quarter 2026 financial results will be released on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, prior to the market opening. The earnings announcement, and accompanying earnings presentation, will be available on the company’s website at http://investor.northropgrumman.com.
