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Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American aerospace and defense company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, formed by the 1994 merger of Northrop Corporation and Grumman Corporation, two long-established American aircraft makers. It builds military aircraft, spacecraft and defense electronics, including the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and its successor the B-21 Raider, and is one of the largest defense contractors in the United States by revenue.

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Company Type
American aerospace and defense company that designs and manufactures systems for aeronautics, defense, missions and space 2
Founded Year
1994 2
Headquarters
West Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. 2
Size Band
10,000 to 99,999 2
Listing
NYSE 3
Status
Active 4
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
Northrop Grumman Corporation
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A major defense contractor; classified in the atlas defense-industry.

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Source Habitation and Logistics Outpost (Wikipedia)Lead
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It was built by Northrop Grumman.

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Source Lunar Gateway (Orbit Codex)Core Modules [manufacturer]
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The Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), built by Northrop Grumman

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Source EADS/Northrop Grumman KC-45 (Wikipedia)Production plans
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Northrop Grumman and EADS (the airframe subcontractor) were expected to invest approximately US$600 million in new assembly plants

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Source Eclipse (rocket) (Wikipedia)Lead, developers
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being jointly developed by Firefly Aerospace and Northrop Grumman

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Source Antares (rocket) (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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Since 2018, the rocket has been manufactured by Northrop Grumman.

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Source Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider (Wikipedia)Lead, developer
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by Northrop Grumman

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Source Northrop Grumman Bat (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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Northrop Grumman received design and marketing rights from Swift Engineering to the Killer Bee, renamed the Bat in April 2009

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Source Cygnus (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)External links, manufacturer page
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Cygnus spacecraft – Northrop Grumman

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Source Northrop Grumman E-10 MC2A (Wikipedia)Development, team award
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In 2003, the Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and Raytheon MC2A team was awarded a $215 million contract

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Source Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS)

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Source Northrop Grumman Firebird (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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The Northrop Grumman Firebird is an intelligence gathering aircraft designed by Northrop Grumman's subsidiary Scaled Composites

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Source Habitation and Logistics Outpost (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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It was built by Northrop Grumman.

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Source Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10 (Wikipedia)Development, HAV 304 and the LEMV requirement
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with Northrop Grumman as the prime bidder, the hybrid airship concept was accepted for the US Long Endurance Multi-intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) project

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Source Minotaur I (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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is a member of the Minotaur family of rockets produced by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now Northrop Grumman)

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Source Minotaur (rocket family) (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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Built by Northrop Grumman under the U.S. Space Force's Rocket Systems Launch Program

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Source Minotaur III (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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It was a member of the Minotaur family of rockets produced by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman)

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Source Minotaur IV (Wikipedia)Lead, operator
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It is operated by Northrop Grumman

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Source Minotaur V (Wikipedia)Lead, developer
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Minotaur V was developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now absorbed into Northrop Grumman)

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Source Minotaur-C (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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built in the United States by Orbital Sciences (now Northrop Grumman)

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Source Mission Extension Vehicle (Wikipedia)Lead, program
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The MEV program continued under Northrop Grumman

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Source Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton

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Source Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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The Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout

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Source Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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is an unmanned helicopter developed by Northrop Grumman for use by the United States Navy

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Source Omega (rocket) (Wikipedia)Lead, developer
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was a medium-lift to heavy-lift launch vehicle concept that spent several years in development by Northrop Grumman

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Source Northrop Grumman Pegasus (Wikipedia)Lead, builder
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later built and launched by Northrop Grumman

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Source Wikipedia: Northrop Grumman RQ-180Lead section or development
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Northrop Grumman was given the task to build the aircraft

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Source Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk

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Source Northrop Grumman Tern (Wikipedia)History, contract award
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Northrop Grumman won the contract to develop the project in December 2015

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Source Northrop Grumman X-47A Pegasus (Wikipedia)Design and development, contract
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Navy went on to give Northrop Grumman a contract for a naval UCAV demonstrator

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Source Northrop Grumman X-47B (Wikipedia)Lead, developer
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Developed by the American defense technology company Northrop Grumman

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Source Northrop Grumman XRQ-73 SHEPARD (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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developed by Northrop Grumman.

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Source Northrop Grumman YFQ-48 Talon Blue (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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currently under development by Northrop Grumman

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Source Wikidata: AGM-88J SiAW

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Source Wikipedia: B-2 Spirittier 2

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Source Wikipedia: LGM-35 Sentinel

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Source Wikidata: Mk44 Bushmaster II

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Source Wikipedia: Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

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Source Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) (GlobalSecurity.org)Northrop Grumman EMD award [manufacturer]
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Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was selected by the U.S. Air Force 08 September 2020

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Source Tactical High Energy Laser (Wikipedia)History
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Primary among the four contractors awarded the project on September 30, 1996 was Northrop Grumman

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Source Northrop Grumman Corporation (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
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Headquartered in West Falls Church, Virginia, the company is the fifth-largest contractor of the U.S. federal government; it receives over 2% of all federal government spending at contractors.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Wikidata Q329953, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q329953 P31=Q891723 (public) (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
  • Operates In: Electronics Industry, Wikidata P452 industry claim
  • Operates In: Weapons Industry, Wikidata P452 industry claim
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2. Northrop Grumman Corporation (Wikipedia)
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    Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American aerospace and defense company that designs and manufactures systems for aeronautics, defense, missions, and space. Headquartered in West Falls Church, Virginia, the company is the fifth-largest contractor of the U.S. federal government; it receives over 2% of all federal government spending at contractors.
  • History section, founding sentence, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman
    The company was formed in 1994 through the merger of Northrop Corporation and Grumman Aerospace.
  • Infobox: num_employees
    ~95,000
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3. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR): SEC EDGAR submissions: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP /DE/
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR)Submissions record, exchanges
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"exchanges": [ "NYSE" ]
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4. Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF): GLEIF record for NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION
Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)LEI record, entity status
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"status": "ACTIVE"
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currently owned by Northrop Grumman
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