Litton Industries
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Litton Industries was a major American conglomerate best known for its diversified operations in electronics, defense, and industrial manufacturing during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Litton Industries canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conglomerate
ⓘ
defense contractor ⓘ electronics company ⓘ manufacturing company ⓘ |
| acquired |
Coleman Company
ⓘ
Ingalls Shipbuilding ⓘ Monroe Calculating Machine Company ⓘ Royal Typewriter Company ⓘ Stouffer's ⓘ
surface form:
Stouffer Foods
Western Geophysical ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Northrop Grumman ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 2001 ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| fate | acquired and absorbed by Northrop Grumman ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Charles B. Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Beverly Hills, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Beverly Hills, California
Los Angeles, California, United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
|
| inception | 1953 ⓘ |
| industry |
aerospace
ⓘ
defense ⓘ electronics ⓘ industrial manufacturing ⓘ information technology ⓘ office equipment ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Charles B. Thornton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fred A. Hartley Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Fred O. Hartley Jr.
Roy Ash ⓘ
surface form:
Roy L. Ash
|
| knownFor |
defense electronics
ⓘ
diversified conglomerate growth strategy ⓘ shipbuilding for the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| legalForm | public company ⓘ |
| majorCustomer |
Department of Defense
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableDivision |
Litton Data Systems
ⓘ
Litton Guidance and Control Systems ⓘ Litton Ship Systems ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
electronic warfare systems
ⓘ
navigation systems ⓘ radar systems ⓘ shipbuilding services ⓘ |
| stockExchangeListing | New York Stock Exchange ⓘ |
| tickerSymbol | LIT ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.