Northrop Grumman

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aerospace and defense company defense contractor public company

Northrop Grumman is a leading American aerospace and defense technology company known for developing advanced military aircraft, spacecraft, and defense systems.

Aliases (5)

Northrop Corporation ×5
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems ×2
Northrop Grumman (local facilities) ×1
Northrop Grumman facilities ×1
U.S. Department of Defense contractor ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerospace and defense company → defense contractor → public company →
country	United States →
developed	Antares launch vehicle → B-2 Spirit → B-21 Raider → Cygnus spacecraft → E-2 Hawkeye → E-8 Joint STARS → James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror → James Webb Space Telescope spacecraft bus → RQ-4 Global Hawk → X-47B →
formedByMergerOf	Grumman Corporation → Northrop Corporation →
foundedBy	Grumman Corporation → Northrop Corporation →
hasBusinessSegment	Aeronautics Systems → Defense Systems → Mission Systems → Space Systems →
headquartersCountry	United States →
headquartersLocation	Falls Church, Virginia →
industry	aerospace → defense → information technology →
listedOn	New York Stock Exchange →
majorCustomer	NASA → U.S. intelligence community → United States Department of Defense →
rankedAmong	largest defense contractors in the world →
servesMarket	commercial aerospace → government → military →
specializesIn	C4ISR systems → cybersecurity → missile defense systems → space systems → stealth technology → unmanned aerial vehicles →
stockTicker	NOC →
supplies	command and control systems → electronic warfare systems → military aircraft → radar systems → spacecraft →

Referenced by (37)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
B-2 Spirit → B-2 Spirit ("Northrop Corporation") → Block 1B → Block 2 → Cygnus spacecraft → Northrop X-21 ("Northrop Corporation") → Northrop X-4 Bantam ("Northrop Corporation") → Space Launch System →	manufacturer
Scaled Composites → TRW Inc. →	acquiredBy
General Dynamics → RTX →	competitor
JSF program → Joint Strike Fighter program →	majorSubcontractor
LMT ("U.S. Department of Defense contractor") →	associatedWithDefenseSpending
Space Launch System →	boosterManufacturer
Defense Support Program →	contractor
Defense Support Program →	developedBy
Cygnus spacecraft →	developer
Northrop Grumman ("Northrop Corporation") →	formedByMergerOf
Newport News Shipbuilding →	formerOwner
Northrop Grumman ("Northrop Corporation") →	foundedBy
Palmdale, California ("Northrop Grumman facilities") →	hasFacility
El Segundo, California →	hasMajorEmployer
Rolling Meadows, Illinois ("Northrop Grumman (local facilities)") →	hasNotableEmployer
Palmdale Regional Airport →	hasTenant
Hawthorne, California →	hostsFacilityOf
Thiokol →	laterOwnedBy
Thiokol ("Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems") →	laterPartOf
Boeing →	majorCompetitor
Cygnus spacecraft →	operator
Scaled Composites →	parentOrganization
Lockheed Martin X-35 →	partnerCompany
James Webb Space Telescope →	primaryContractor
Space-Based Infrared System →	sensorProvider
Morton Thiokol ("Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems") →	successor
James Webb Space Telescope →	sunshieldManufacturer