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{{short description|American aerospace, defense corp. founded 1994}}
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| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| industry = [[Aerospace industry|Aerospace]], [[Arms industry|defense]]
| traded_as = {{Unbulleted list|{{nyse|NOC}} |[[S&P 500]] component}}
| founded = {{start date and age|1994}}
| hq_location_city = [[West Falls Church, Virginia]]
| hq_location_country = United States
| predecessor = {{Unbulleted list
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| key_people = [[Kathy J. Warden]] <br />([[President (corporate title)|President]] and [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]])
| area_served = Worldwide
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| revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|39.3 billion|link=yes}} (2023)
| operating_income = {{decrease}} US$2.54 billion (2023)
| profit = {{decrease}} US$2.06 billion (2023)
| assets = {{increase}} US$46.5 billion (2023)
| equity = {{increase}} US$14.8 billion (2023)
| num_employees = {{circa|101,000}} (2023)
| homepage = {{Official URL}}
| footnotes = <ref name=leadership>{{cite web |url=http://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/CompanyLeadership/Pages/default.aspx |title=Company Leadership |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=October 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031111540/http://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/CompanyLeadership/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Annual10K2023>{{cite web|title= Northrop Grumman Corporation 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342124000006/noc-20231231.htm |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |date=January 25, 2024}}</ref>
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'''Northrop Grumman Corporation''' is an American multinational [[Aerospace manufacturer|aerospace]] and [[Arms industry|defense]]  company. With 95,000 employees<ref name="About Us">{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/Welcome/default.aspx |website=Northrop Grumman |access-date=June 20, 2023 |archive-date=August 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190813120736/https://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/Welcome/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion, it is one of the world's largest [[Arms industry|weapons manufacturers]] and military technology providers.<ref>[https://people.defensenews.com/top-100/ Defense News]</ref><ref>[https://www.sipri.org/publications/2018/sipri-fact-sheets/sipri-top-100-arms-producing-and-military-services-companies-2017 SIPRI Top 100 Arms-Producing and Military Services Companies] SIPRI. Retrieved December 18, 2019.</ref><ref name="irconnect.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=215938 |title=Northrop Grumman Rises 10 Spots on DiversityInc's 2011 Top 50 Companies for Diversity List (NYSE:NOC) |publisher=Irconnect.com |date=March 10, 2011 |access-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> The firm ranked {{Numero|101}} on the 2022 [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] list of America's largest corporations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://fortune.com/company/northrop-grumman/fortune500/ |title=Fortune 500 Companies |website=Fortune |year= 2022 |language=en-US |access-date=September 8, 2022}}</ref>

Northrop Grumman and its industry partners have won the [[Collier Trophy]] nine times, most recently for the development and production of  the [[James Webb Space Telescope]], an [[Space telescope|orbiting observatory]] launched in 2021.<ref name="northropgrumman.com1">{{Cite web|url=https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-wins-collier-trophy-for-nasas-james-webb-space-telescope?_gl=1*1c4w3qz*_ga*OTgzODYwMzM2LjE2Mjk3MjUxNTc.*_ga_7YV3CDX0R2*MTY4NjkzNTY1NS44NS4xLjE2ODY5MzU5NzguMC4wLjA.|title = Northrop Grumman and the Robert J. Collier Trophy|date = December 20, 2019}}</ref>

Northrop Grumman leads the development of the [[B-21 Raider]], a long-range, [[stealth aircraft|stealth]] [[strategic bomber]] that can drop conventional and [[thermonuclear weapon|nuclear weapon]]s; it will replace Northrop's own [[B-2 Spirit]], the world's only known stealth bomber. Among its other projects are the production of the solid rocket boosters for NASA's [[Space Launch System]] program. It was the sole bidder on the Air Force's [[Ground Based Strategic Deterrent|Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program]], which aims to develop and build a new [[intercontinental ballistic missile]].

==Business sectors==
As of the end of 2022, Northrop Grumman organized its business around four main sectors, each of which comprises two or more business areas:<ref>Northrop Grumman 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.</ref>
*Aeronautics Systems
**Autonomous Systems
**Manned Aircraft
*Defense Systems
**Battle Management & Missile Systems
**Mission Readiness
*Mission Systems
**Airborne Multifunction Sensors
**Maritime/Land Systems & Sensors
**Navigation, Targeting & Survivability
**Networked Information Solutions
*Space Systems
**Space and Launch
**Strategic Missiles

===Aeronautics Systems===
[[File:B-2 Spirit - 060530-F-5040D-320.jpg|thumb|Northrop Grumman developed and built the [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit]] strategic bomber.]]

Aeronautics Systems, headquartered in [[Redondo Beach, California]], at the historic [[Space Park]], produces aircraft, spacecraft, high-energy laser systems and microelectronics for the U.S. and other nations. This includes surveillance and reconnaissance, protected communications, intelligence, battle management, strike operations, electronic warfare, to missile defense, Earth observation, space science and space exploration.<ref name=aero>{{cite web |author1=Northrop Grummann |title=About Us, Business sectors: Aeronautics Systems |url=https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/business-sectors/aeronautics-systems/ |publisher=Northrop Grummann Corporation |access-date=December 5, 2014 |date=n.d.}}</ref> The [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit]] strategic bomber, the [[E-8 Joint STARS|E-8C Joint STARS]] [[surveillance aircraft]], the [[RQ-4 Global Hawk]], and the [[T-38 Talon]] supersonic trainer are used by the [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]]. The US Army uses Northrop Grumman's [[RQ-5 Hunter]] unmanned air vehicle, which has been in operational use since 1995. The U.S. Navy uses Northrop Grumman-built aerial vehicles such as the [[BQM-74 Chukar]], RQ-4 Global Hawk-based [[MQ-4C Triton]], [[Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout|MQ-8 Fire Scout]], [[Grumman C-2 Greyhound]], [[Grumman E-2 Hawkeye]], and the [[Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler|EA-6B Prowler]]. Northrop Grumman provides major components and assemblies for different aircraft, such as the [[F/A-18 Hornet]], the [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18E/F Super Hornet]], the [[Boeing EA-18G Growler|EA-18G Growler]],<ref>Tomkins, Richard. "[http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2015/03/26/Northrop-Grumman-delivers-first-shipset-for-Australian-Growler/1311427388483/?spt=mps&or=1 Northrop Grumman delivers first shipset for Australian Growler]" ''UPI'', March 26, 2015.</ref> and the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]].<ref name="northropgrumman.com2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/F35Lightning/Pages/default.aspx|title=F-35 Lightning II|access-date=February 10, 2019|archive-date=February 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210152531/https://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/F35Lightning/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Aerospace systems also serves as the contractor for numerous space payloads and is the prime contractor for the [[James Webb Space Telescope]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.northropgrumman.com/MediaResources/MediaKits/Space/Portfolio.aspx |title=Portfolio - Northrop Grumman in Space |access-date=February 10, 2019 |archive-date=July 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724201557/https://www.northropgrumman.com/MediaResources/MediaKits/Space/Portfolio.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northropgrumman.com/MediaResources/MediaKits/JWST/Home.aspx|title=James Webb Space Telescope|website=www.northropgrumman.com|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212083605/http://www.northropgrumman.com/MediaResources/MediaKits/JWST/Home.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Global Hawk 1.jpg|thumb|[[Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk|RQ-4 Global Hawk]], a high-altitude, long-endurance surveillance platform]]

===Mission Systems===
[[File:Northrup Grumman Mission Systems headquarters in Linthicum.jpg|thumb|Mission Systems headquarters facility in Linthicum, Maryland]]

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, headquartered in [[Linthicum, Maryland]], creates military radar, sensors, and related products, including [[C4I]] [[radar]] systems for [[air defense]], Airspace Management radar systems such as [[Airport Movement Area Safety System|AMASS]], and battlefield surveillance systems like the Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL). Tactical aircraft sensors include the [[AN/APG-68]] radar, the [[AN/APG-80]] [[Active electronically scanned array|AESA]] radar, and the [[AN/APG-83]] AESA radar upgrade for the [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Fighting Falcon]], the [[AN/APG-77]] AESA radar for the [[F-22 Raptor]], and the [[AN/APG-81]] AESA radar for the F-35 Lightning II, and the [[AN/AAQ-37 Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System|AN/AAQ-37 electro-optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS)]] for the F-35, and the APQ-164 Passive Electronically Scanned Array (PESA) radar for the [[B-1 Lancer]].{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

Mission Systems produces and maintains the [[E-3 Sentry|AWACS]] aerial surveillance systems for the U.S., the [[United Kingdom]], NATO, Japan, and others. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for the development and integration of the Air Force's $2-billion [[Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program]]. Northrop Grumman also supports the U.S. ballistic missile program, integrates various command, control and intelligence systems, and provides technical and management services, to governmental and military customers, all with an emphasis on cybersecurity. Many other smaller products are made by Northrop Grumman, such as [[night vision goggles]] and secure communications equipment.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}}

===Defense Systems===
The Defense Systems sector, headquartered in [[McLean, Virginia]] (with a [[Herndon, Virginia|Herndon]] mailing address<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/tract/st51_va/c51059_fairfax/DC10CT_C51059_000.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS TRACT REFERENCE MAP: Fairfax County, VA|access-date=July 29, 2018}}</ref>), works on "the entire life cycle of civil and defense platforms and capabilities through a range of services".<ref name=tech>[http://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/BusinessSectors/TechnologyServices/Pages/default.aspx "Technology Services"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108035404/https://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/BusinessSectors/TechnologyServices/Pages/default.aspx |date=January 8, 2016 }} ''Northrop Grumman Corporation''. Retrieved: September 18, 2017.</ref> [[Vinnell]], a Northrop Grumman subsidiary, provides training and communications for the military. In 2003, it landed a $48 million contract to train the [[New Iraqi Army|Iraqi Army]].<ref name="cpi">{{cite news |url= http://www.defensenews.com/sgmlparse2.php?F=archive2/20030707/atpc5480771.sgml |title=$48 Million To Train Iraqi Army |publisher=Defense News |date=July 7, 2003 }}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> In 2005, the company won a $2 billion contract with [[Virginia]] to overhaul most of the state's IT operations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.informationweek.com/virginia-taps-northrop-grumman-for-$2-billion-it-overhaul/d/d-id/1037969? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202005700/http://www.informationweek.com/virginia-taps-northrop-grumman-for-%242-billion-it-overhaul/d/d-id/1037969 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |publisher=Information Week |title=Virginia Taps Northrop Grumman for $2 Billion IT Overhaul |first=Paul |last=McDougall |access-date=April 4, 2006 |date=November 15, 2005  }}</ref> Later that year, the [[United Kingdom]] paid $1.2 billion in a contract with the company to provide maintenance of its AWACS radar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2005/08/britain-issues-12b-e3d-awacs-support-contract/index.php|publisher=Defense Industry Daily|title=Britain Issues $1.2B E-3D AWACS Support Contract|date=August 16, 2005|access-date=April 4, 2006|archive-date=April 4, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060404123757/http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2005/08/britain-issues-12b-e3d-awacs-support-contract/index.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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===Space Systems===
On June 7, 2018, the acquisition of [[Orbital ATK]] was completed, and the former company was absorbed in Northrop Grumman as a new business sector called Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/06/07/northrop-grumman-completes-orbital-atk-acquisition/|title=Northrop Grumman completes Orbital ATK acquisition|last=Clark|first=Stephen|date=June 7, 2018|work=Spaceflightnow.com|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://spacenews.com/acquisition-of-orbital-atk-approved-company-renamed-northrop-grumman-innovation-systems/|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190301170912/https://spacenews.com/acquisition%2Dof%2Dorbital%2Datk%2Dapproved%2Dcompany%2Drenamed%2Dnorthrop%2Dgrumman%2Dinnovation%2Dsystems/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 1, 2019|title=Acquisition of Orbital ATK approved, company renamed Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems|last=Erwin|first=Sandra|date=June 5, 2018|website=Spacenews.com|access-date=June 12, 2018}}</ref> With this acquisition, Northrop Grumman got more involved in the space industry, including the construction and launch of the [[Cygnus (spacecraft)|Cygnus]] spacecraft. Until 2020 the firm was developing the [[OmegA]] space launch vehicle, intended to carry the U.S. government's [[national security]] satellites into space.<ref>{{cite web |title=Space Launch Vehicles |url=https://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/SpaceLaunchVehicles/Pages/default.aspx |website=Northrop Grumman |access-date=July 1, 2019 |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613093501/https://www.northropgrumman.com/Capabilities/SpaceLaunchVehicles/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Erwin |first1=Sandra |title=Northrop Grumman to terminate OmegA rocket program |url=https://spacenews.com/northrop-grumman-to-terminate-omega-rocket-program/ |access-date=November 19, 2020 |work=SpaceNews |date=September 9, 2020}}</ref>

With Northrop Grumman's reorganization of its divisions effective January 1, 2020, NGIS was split, with most of the sector merging with other Northrop Grumman businesses into a new Space Systems sector.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2019/09/20/northrop-launches-new-divisions-focused-on-space-cyber-unmanned-tech/|title=Northrop launches new divisions focused on space, cyber, unmanned tech|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=September 23, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190923153156/https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2019/09/20/northrop-launches-new-divisions-focused-on-space-cyber-unmanned-tech/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Northrop Grumman Announces Realigned Operating Sectors |url=https://washingtonexec.com/2019/09/northrop-grumman-announces-realigned-operating-sectors/#.X78u1157mTc |website=Washington Exec |date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-announces-organization-and-leadership-changes-6775579|title=Northrop Grumman Announces Organization and Leadership Changes}}</ref>

On August 8, 2022, Northrop Grumman announced it was moving production of the engines and structures for its Antares rockets to the U.S. from Russia and Ukraine. The move of Antares production fully to the U.S. will happen through a partnership with Texas-based [[Firefly Aerospace]]. Northrop Grumman had purchased Russian [[RD-181]] engines to power the [[Antares 230+]] series, and the rocket's main body was manufactured by Ukraine's [[PA Pivdenmash|Yuzhmash State Enterprise]]. The new arrangement mainly resolves the break in Antares manufacturing caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. But in addition to salvaging the Antares rocket series, the cost-sharing deal also helps ensure NASA's cargo missions to the International Space Station keep flying regularly and brings muscle to Firefly's plan to build a larger rocket called [[Firefly Aerospace#MLV|Medium Launch Vehicle]] (MLV).<ref name="cnbc-20220809">{{Cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |title=Northrop Grumman moves Antares rocket work to U.S. from Russia and Ukraine with Firefly partnership |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/northrop-grumman-moves-rocket-work-from-russia-ukraine-with-firefly.html |access-date=August 10, 2022 |website=CNBC |date=August 9, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace will jointly produce an upgraded version of the Antares rocket, which will be known as the [[Antares 330]]. Northrop will provide the A330s upper stage, avionics, software and launch site operations. Firefly will supply seven engines and build the A330s largest structure, the first stage booster. Northrop and Firefly will also jointly develop the MLV.<ref name="cnbc-20220809" />

===Affiliated companies and partners===
Remotec, a Tennessee-based subsidiary, is a manufacturer of [[remote control vehicle]]s for explosive ordnance disposal and hazardous material handling.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kenen |first=Isaiah L. |title=Near East Report |publisher=Near East Report, Incorporated |year=2002 |pages=10 |language=en}}</ref> A UK-based subsidiary, Park Air Systems, provides VHF and UHF ground-to-air communications systems for the civil and defense markets. Northrop Grumman has also worked closely with Antenna Associates, Inc., a manufacturer of [[Identification friend or foe]] (IFF)/[[Secondary Surveillance Radar]] (SSR) antennas located in Massachusetts.<ref name="Antenna Associates">{{cite web|title=Providing innovative solutions|url=http://antennaassociates.com/index.php|publisher=Antenna Associates|access-date=August 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901083713/http://antennaassociates.com/index.php|archive-date=September 1, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In August 2007, Northrop Grumman acquired [[Scaled Composites]] in which it had previously owned a 40% stake.<ref name="Scaled Composites">{{cite web|title=Northrop Grumman Corporation|url=http://www.nationalinfo.in/2016/07/06/northrop-grumman/#|publisher=National Info|access-date=August 29, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913114727/http://www.nationalinfo.in/2016/07/06/northrop-grumman/|archive-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref>

In 2008, Northrop Grumman began working with DHS Systems LLC, manufacturer of the Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) in New York, as part of the U.S. Army's Standard Integrated Command Post System program.<ref name="SICPS">[http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2008/06/18/NG-DHS-Technologies-to-support-SICPSTMSS/UPI-57811213812923/ "NG, DHS Technologies to support SICPS/TMSS."] ''United Press International'', June 18, 2008.</ref>

==History==
[[File:Northrop Grumman.svg|thumb|Company logo used from 1994 to 2020]]
[[File:P-61bs on assembly line - Northrop - 1944.jpg|thumb|right|The [[assembly line]] for [[Northrop P-61 Black Widow]]s at the Northrop plant in [[Hawthorne, California]], in World War II. Center wings and fuselages take shape on the left, with more nearly finished airplanes on the right.<ref>Parker 2013, pp. 93–94.</ref>]]

Northrop Grumman can trace its lineage back to the beginning of the 20th century when the Grumman Corporation was founded on [[Long Island]], New York. Here, Leroy R. Grumman established the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation in December 1929.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Society |first=American Astronautical |title=Space Exploration and Humanity: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]: A Historical Encyclopedia |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-85109-519-3 |location=Westport, CT |pages=501 |language=en}}</ref> By 1939, the company has expanded and relocated to Bethpage, New York.<ref name=":1" /> During [[World War II]] the company built most US Navy aircraft. After the war it branched out into making the first [[aluminum]] [[canoe]]s using left-over materials no longer needed for aircraft. Later the firm created a myriad of products such as [[ballistic missile]]s, all-weather radars, the [[Apollo Lunar Module]], land and sea-based [[fighter aircraft]] and [[Stealth bomber]]s.<ref name="northropgrumman.com3">{{Cite web |url=http://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/OurHeritage/Pages/default.aspx |title=Our Heritage |access-date=February 10, 2019 |archive-date=February 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130223052513/http://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/OurHeritage/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Founded in California in 1939 by [[Jack Northrop]], the [[Northrop Corporation]] was reincorporated in Delaware in 1985.<ref>Parker 2013, pp. 25, 93.</ref> Northrop made a series of light-weight fighter aircraft such as the [[Northrop F-5|F-5]], [[Northrop YF-17|YF-17]], and [[Northrop F-20 Tigershark|F-20.]] However, Northrop was best known for it experimental flying wing aircraft, the [[Northrop YB-35|XB-35]] and [[Northrop YB-49|YB-49]] of the late 1940s and early 1950s. These flying wing aircraft, while unsuccessful, would pave the way for the [[Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit|B-2 Spirit]] Stealth Bomber, on which Northrop was the prime contractor.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sweetman |first=Bill |title=Inside the Stealth Bomber |publisher=MBI Publishing Company |year=1999 |isbn=0-7603-0627-3 |location=Osceola, Wi, USA |publication-date=1999 |pages=19–33 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Coleman |first=Ted |title=Jack Northrop and the Flying Wing |publisher=Paragon House Publishing |year=1988 |isbn=1-55778-079-X |location=New York, NY |pages=228–242 |language=English}}</ref> After the end of the [[Cold War]], Northrop made a series of acquisitions, buying [[Grumman|Grumman Aerospace]], Westinghouse and [[TRW Inc.]] in addition to a number of other enterprises.<ref name="northropgrumman.com3"/> In 2018, Northrop Grumman completed the purchase of [[Orbital ATK]], which has since been renamed to Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems. Northrop Grumman is one of the largest defense contractors in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/lockheed-martin-general-dynamics-northrop-grumman-boeing-18356|title=Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, Boeing and Raytheon: America's 5 Top Defense Contractors |first=Dave |last=Majumdar |date=November 10, 2016 |website=The National Interest |access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/NOC.N |title=${Instrument_CompanyName} ${Instrument_Ric} Company Profile - Reuters.com |website= Reuters.com |access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref>

===1990s===
In 1994, Northrop Aircraft bought [[Grumman Aerospace]], which built the [[Apollo Lunar Module]]<ref name="Smithsonian">{{cite web |url=https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/grumman-apollo-lunar-module-propulsion-reports-and-photographs-arons-1963-1969 |title=Grumman Apollo Lunar Module Propulsion Reports and Photographs [Arons], Accession number 2005-0010 |publisher=National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution |access-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127000326/https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/grumman-apollo-lunar-module-propulsion-reports-and-photographs-arons-1963-1969 |url-status=dead }}</ref> to create Northrop Grumman (NG) at a cost of $2.1 billion.<ref name="Sims">{{cite news |last1=Sims |first1=Calvin |title=Northrop bests Martin Marietta to buy Grumman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/05/business/northrop-bests-martin-marietta-to-buy-grumman.html |access-date=February 20, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 5, 1994}}</ref> The company purchased the remaining 51% interest in ''Vought Aircraft Company'' (Vought) in August 1994 for $130 million taking full control of the company after it had purchased an initial 49% interest in September 1992 for $45 million.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

In 1996, the new company acquired substantially all of the defense and electronics systems business of ''Westinghouse Electric Corporation,'' [[Westinghouse Electronic Systems]], a major manufacturer of radar systems, for $2.9 billion,<ref name="Gilpin-Westinghouse">{{cite news |last1=Gilpin |first1=Kenneth N. |title=2 Westinghouse Industrial Units Sold to Northrop for $3 Billion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/04/business/2-westinghouse-industrial-units-sold-to-northrop-for-3-billion.html |access-date=February 20, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 4, 1996}}</ref> and [[Xetron Corporation]]. In 1997, the defense computer contractor Logicon was added, which had acquired Geodynamics Corporation in March 1996 and Syscon Corporation in February 1995.<ref name="Gilpin-Logicon">{{cite news |last1=Gilpin |first1=Kenneth N. |title=Northrop to Purchase Logicon in a $750 Million Stock Swap |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/06/business/northrop-to-purchase-logicon-in-a-750-million-stock-swap.html |access-date=February 20, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 6, 1997}}</ref><ref name="FundingUniverse">{{cite news |title=Logicon Inc. History |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/logicon-inc-history/ |access-date=February 20, 2019 |publisher=Funding Universe}}</ref>

Northrop was the prime contractor on the radical [[YF-23]] which was one of two candidates for the [[Advanced Tactical Fighter]] but would eventually lose to the [[F-22 Raptor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-story-the-f-23-fighter-the-plane-would-have-replaced-the-25441|title=The Story of the F-23 Fighter: The Plane That Would Have Replaced the F-22|first=Dave|last=Majumdar|date=April 18, 2018|website=The National Interest|access-date=February 11, 2019}}</ref> Northrop later partnered with Lockheed on the F-35 and serves as a principal member of the Lockheed Martin industry led team.<ref name="northropgrumman.com2" />

In 1998, a merger between Northrop Grumman and competitor [[Lockheed Martin]] was considered but abandoned after resistance from the Department of Defense and Department of Justice.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Postimperialism and World Politics|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ffEtB0zUKZoC&pg=PA92|publisher = Greenwood Publishing Group|date = January 1, 1999|isbn = 9780275966133|first1 = David G.|last1 = Becker|first2 = Richard L.|last2 = Sklar|page = 92|quote = Having lost the battle with Raytheon, Northrop Grumman agreed in late 1997 to be acquired by Lockheed Martin for $11.6 billion. The deal was abandoned by Lockheed in July 1998 when it became apparent that the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense were determined to prevent the merger, which would have given Lockheed a monopolistic position in key defense technologies.}}</ref> That same year, it acquired Inter-National Research Institute Inc. In 1999, the company acquired [[Teledyne-Ryan|Teledyne Ryan]], developer of surveillance systems and unmanned aircraft, California Microwave, Inc., and the Data Procurement Corporation.<ref name="Gara">{{cite news |last1=Gara |first1=Antoine |title=M&A Flashback: Northrop's Takeover of Grumman Led Defense Stocks Out Of The Cold War |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2017/06/20/ma-flashback-northrops-takeover-of-grumman-led-defense-stocks-out-of-the-cold-war/#4aaa6f9f2510 |access-date=February 20, 2019 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=June 29, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Schneider">{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Greg |title=Northrop builds 'empire'; Company to purchase defense units from California Microwave |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-03-12-9903120176-story.html |access-date=February 20, 2019 |publisher=[[Baltimore Sun]] |date=March 12, 1999}}</ref><ref name="Johnston">{{cite news |last1=Johnston |first1=Margret |title=Northrop to merge DPC into Logicon |url=https://fcw.com/articles/1999/05/30/northrop-to-merge-dpc-into-logicon.aspx |access-date=February 20, 2019 |publisher=FCW |date=May 30, 1999 |archive-date=February 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200209124549/https://fcw.com/articles/1999/05/30/northrop-to-merge-dpc-into-logicon.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> On March 19, 1999, Northrop Grumman revised its fourth-quarter results to a net loss because of problems related to its dealings with start-up satellite launch company [[Rocketplane Kistler|Kistler Aerospace]] Corp.<ref name="sec">{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/containers/fix011/72945/0000072945-00-500025.txt| title=Northrop Grumman Corp. announces restatement|author=Security and Exchange Commission |publisher=SEC.gov |date=July 24, 2000}}</ref>{{vague|date=December 2014}} In 1999, Northrop Grumman and [[Science Applications International Corporation|SAIC]] created AMSEC LLC as a joint venture, which grew "from $100 million in revenue in 2000 to approximately $500 million in fiscal year 2007."<ref name="Hubler">{{cite news |last1=Hubler |first1=David |title=SAIC, Northrop divvy up Amsec |url=https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2007/07/16/saic-northrop-divvy-up-amsec.aspx |access-date=February 20, 2019 |publisher=Washington Technology |date=July 16, 2007}}</ref>

===2000s===
[[File:LRSB USA Concept drawing.jpg|thumb|Northrop-Grumman DARPA Quiet Supersonic Platform (QSP) 2002 concept for a long-range supersonic cruise aircraft with a less intense sonic boom<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.northropgrumman.com/news/releases/northrop-grumman-unveils-concept-for-quiet-supersonic-aircraft|title=Northrop Grumman Unveils Concept for Quiet Supersonic Aircraft|last1=Hart|first1=Jim|date=September 26, 2002|access-date=August 21, 2023}}</ref>]]

In 2000, NG acquired Federal Data Corporation, Navia Aviation As, Comptek Research, Inc., and Sterling Software, Inc.<ref name="Times100">{{cite news|url=https://www.nexis.com/docview/getDocForCuiReq?lni=47YW-C040-010F-944M&csi=8422&oc=00240&perma=true|title=Mergers And Acquisitions|date=February 20, 2003|access-date=February 20, 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url-access=registration }}</ref>

In 2001, the company acquired [[Litton Industries]], a shipbuilder and defense electronics systems provider for the [[U.S. Navy]].<ref name="Schneider-Litton">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2001/04/04/northrop-completes-purchase-of-litton/f8e5729e-23ce-4787-bc53-90f4bd301a68/|title=Northrop Completes Purchase of Litton|last1=Schneider|first1=Greg|date=April 4, 2001|access-date=February 20, 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> During the acquisition process, a new Delaware holding company, [[Ning, Inc.|NNG, Inc.]], was formed, which merged with Northrop Grumman through a one-for-one common shares exchange in April 2001. Both Northrop Grumman and Litton became subsidiaries of the new holding company. The original Northrop Grumman Corporation then changed its name to "Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation"; the holding company, NNG, Inc., changed its name to "Northrop Grumman Corporation". Later that year, [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding]] was added.<ref name="Merle">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2001/11/09/northrop-seals-deal-to-buy-newport-news/b3f7827a-7169-4f57-823d-e8834c9b1385/|title=Northrop Seals Deal to Buy Newport News|last1=Merle|first1=Renae|date=November 9, 2001|access-date=February 20, 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>

On November 1, 2001, Northrop Grumman restated its third-quarter profit after halting work on two ships for [[American Classic Voyages]], which filed for bankruptcy protection.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=118965&p=irol-newsArticle_pf&ID=528493&highlight=|title= Stryker Operating Results for Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 1999|access-date= September 7, 2013|archive-date= October 17, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151017094530/http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=118965&p=irol-newsArticle_pf&ID=528493&highlight=|url-status= dead}}</ref>

In 2002, Northrop Grumman acquired [[TRW Inc.]],<ref name="Wayne">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/02/business/northrop-to-buy-trw-for-7.8-billion.html|title=Northrop to Buy TRW for $7.8 Billion|last1=Wayne|first1=Leslie|date=July 2, 2002|access-date=February 20, 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> which had acquired [[Braddock Dunn & McDonald]] (BDM) in 1997, and became the Space Technology sector based in [[Redondo Beach]], California, and the Mission Systems sector based in [[Reston, Virginia]], with sole interest in their space systems and laser systems manufacturing.<ref name="Wait-TRW">{{cite news|url=https://washingtontechnology.com/articles/2002/12/13/northrop-grumman-creates-two-new-sectors-out-of-trw-names-leaders.aspx|title=Northrop Grumman creates two new sectors out of TRW, names leaders|last1=Wait|first1=Patience|date=December 13, 2002|access-date=February 20, 2019|publisher=Washington Technology}}</ref> The Aeronautical division was sold to [[Goodrich Corporation|Goodrich]], and the automotive divisions were spun off and retained the TRW name.<ref name="AW-TRW">{{cite news|url=https://aviationweek.com/awin/goodrich-buys-trw-aerospace|title=Goodrich Buys TRW Aerospace|date=June 21, 2002|access-date=February 20, 2019|publisher=[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]]}}</ref>

There were 15 acquisitions from 1994 to 2003.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

Northrop Grumman partnered with [[EADS]] from the mid-2000s to offer the KC-30 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft<ref name="DID-Tanker">{{cite news|url=https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/eads-northrop-grumman-offer-usaf-an-airbus-tanker-option-01164/|title=EADS & Northrop Grumman Offer USAF an Airbus Tanker Option|date=September 9, 2005|access-date=February 20, 2019|publisher=Defense Industry Daily}}</ref> in the U.S. Air Force's [[KC-X]] tanker competition.<ref name="usaf1">{{cite web |publisher=US Air Force |url=http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123039273 |title=Air Force Posts KC-X Request for Proposals -news release |date=January 30, 2007 |website=Af.mil |access-date=June 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070215184337/http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123039273|archive-date=February 15, 2007}}</ref> In February 2008 the U.S. Air Force chose KC-30,<ref name="AP-AF">{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23413217|title=Air Force dumps Boeing for Northrop, Airbus|date=March 1, 2008|access-date=February 20, 2019|publisher=[[The Associated Press]]}}</ref> but in September 2008 the Defense Department suspended the tanker program and in March 2010, Northrop Grumman announced it was withdrawing from the competition, deeming the revised requirements to be weighted in favor of the [[Boeing KC-46 Pegasus|Boeing KC-46]].<ref name=FI_NG_declines>Ostrower, Jon. [http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/03/08/339205/northrop-grumman-declines-to-bid-on-latest-kc-x-rfp.html "Northrop Grumman declines to bid on latest KC-X RFP."] ''Flight International'', March 9, 2010.</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." ''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>

In 2007, Northrop Grumman created 'National Workforce Centers' as an alternative to [[offshoring]].<ref name="Northrop Grumman's National Work Force Center Initiative">{{cite web|url=http://www.northropgrumman.com/nwfc/index.html |title=Northrop Grumman's National Work Force Center Initiative |access-date=April 22, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103090740/http://www.northropgrumman.com/nwfc/index.html |archive-date=January 3, 2011 }}</ref> Locations are [[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn]], Alabama; [[Corsicana, Texas|Corsicana]], Texas; [[Fairmont, West Virginia|Fairmont]], West Virginia; [[Helena, Montana|Helena]], Montana; [[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]], Pennsylvania; and [[Lebanon, Virginia]]. The [[Rapid City, South Dakota]] location closed in January 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.keloland.com/communities/rapidcity/localdetail12122.cfm?Id=124529 |title=Rapid City |publisher=Keloland.com |date=December 6, 2011 |access-date=July 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517051013/http://www.keloland.com/communities/rapidcity/localdetail12122.cfm?Id=124529 |archive-date=May 17, 2013  }}</ref>

In July 2008, three of four Northrop Grumman employees ([[Thomas Howes (hostage)|Thomas Howes]], [[Marc Gonsalves]] and [[Keith Stansell]]) were freed during [[Operation Jaque]] after five years of captivity following their aircraft crash in the Colombian jungle. The fourth employee, Tom Janis, had been killed by the [[FARC]] shortly after the crash in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=145805 |title=Northrop Grumman Statement to News Media Regarding the Release of Our Employees in Colombia |publisher=Irconnect.com |date=July 3, 2008 |access-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:James Webb Space Telescope 2009 top.jpg|thumb|right|Rendering of the $8.7B [[James Webb Space Telescope]] ]]
In January 2008, Northrop Grumman combined its Newport News and Ship Systems sectors into a new business unit named Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding.<ref name="DP">{{cite news|url=https://www.dailypress.com/business/dp-xpm-20110315-2011-03-15-dp-nws-huntington-ingalls-timeline-20110315-story.html|title=The shipyard: A timeline|date=March 15, 2011|access-date=February 20, 2019|publisher=Daily Press}}</ref> On March 31, 2011, this was [[Corporate spin-off|spun off]] as [[Huntington Ingalls Industries]], Inc. ({{nyse|HII}}).<ref>Jacobs, Karen. [https://www.reuters.com/article/northrop-idUSN3110702820110331 "Northrop completes spin-off of ship business."] Reuters, March 31, 2011.</ref>

===2010s===
In November 2010, NASA selected Northrop Grumman for consideration of potential contract awards for [[heavy lift launch vehicle]] system concepts, and propulsion technologies.<ref name="Bates">{{cite news|url=https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2010/11/10/nasa-taps-13-companies-for-heavy-lift-launch-vehicle-study/|title=NASA Taps 13 Companies For Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle Study|last1=Bates|first1=Jason|date=November 10, 2010|access-date=February 20, 2019|publisher=Satellite Today}}</ref>

From 2013, Northrop Grumman participates in the DARPA [[Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node]] (TERN) program, and received $2.9 million for Phase 1<ref>[https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=ba79f55f115f3651ae8bc2f4c3e4098d&_cview=0 "HR0011-13-C-0096."] ''fbo.gov'', September 6, 2013. Retrieved: September 8, 2013.</ref> and $19 million for Phase 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f6134017040820c1104063ceb5b4c765&tab=core&_cview=0 |title=Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) – Phase II |publisher=FBO.gov |date=September 22, 2014 |access-date=September 27, 2014}}</ref><ref>Keller, John. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140929134923/http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2014/09/northrop-darpa-tern.html "Archive: Launching long-endurance UAVs from small ships."] ''militaryaerospace'', September 29, 2014. Retrieved: September 29, 2014.</ref><ref>{{citation |first=Stephen |last=Trimble |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/darpa-selects-two-firms-to-compete-for-sea-based-uav-410613/ |title=DARPA selects two firms to compete for sea-based UAV |work=[[Flightglobal]] |publisher=Reed Business Information |date=March 26, 2015 |access-date=March 27, 2015 }}</ref> The TERN program attempts to launch and recover a [[UAV]] from mid-size ships to provide long distance intelligence gathering.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2013/03/01.aspx |title=DARPA's New TERN Program Aims for Eyes in the Sky from the Sea |date=March 1, 2013 |publisher=DARPA |access-date=April 11, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515143650/http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2013/03/01.aspx |archive-date=May 15, 2013  }}</ref>

In July 2013, Northrop Grumman won a training-simulation contract potentially worth $490 million to support the [[U.S. Air Force]]'s next-generation [[aerial warfare]] virtual-training network.<ref>{{cite web |title=Northrop Fends Off Lockheed to Win Big AF Contract|author=Military.com| publisher=Military.com| url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/07/04/northrop-fends-off-lockheed-to-win-big-af-contract.html?comp=700001075741&rank=5| date= July 4, 2013}}</ref>

As of 2018, Northrop Grumman became the primary contractor for the [[James Webb Space Telescope]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.universetoday.com/110237/james-webb-space-telescopes-giant-sunshield-test-unit-unfurled-first-time/|title=James Webb Space Telescope's Giant Sunshield Test Unit Unfurled First Time|publisher=[[Universe Today]]|date= July 26, 2014|author=Kremer, Ken}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://spacenews.com/the-james-webb-space-telescope-finally-takes-shape/|title=The James Webb Space Telescope finally takes shape - SpaceNews.com|date=January 31, 2018|work=SpaceNews.com|access-date=February 5, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2015, the US Military announced it had awarded Northrop Grumman the contract for the successor to the [[Rockwell B-1 Lancer|B-1]] and [[B-52]], subsequently identified as the [[Northrop Grumman B-21|B-21]]. The initial value is $21.4 billion, and could eventually be worth up to $80 billion.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Northrop Grumman Wins $21.4 Billion Pentagon Contract|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/business/northrop-grumman-wins-21-4-billion-pentagon-contract.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = October 27, 2015|access-date = October 28, 2015|issn = 0362-4331|first = Helene|last = Cooper}}</ref>

In September 2017, Northrop announced its intention to acquire missile and rocket manufacturer [[Orbital ATK]] Inc for $9.2 billion: $7.8 billion in cash plus $1.4 billion in net debt.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/world-satellite-business-week/northrop-buy-orbital-more-9b |title= Northrop To Buy Orbital For More Than $9B |date= September 18, 2017 |author= Michael Bruno |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology}}</ref> On November 29, 2017, the acquisition was approved by Orbital ATK stockholders<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/brief-orbital-stockholders-approve-acqui/brief-orbital-stockholders-approve-acquisition-by-northrop-grumman-corporation-idUSASB0BVSR|title=Orbital Stockholders Approve Acquisition By Northrop Grumman Corporation|date=November 29, 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=November 29, 2017}}</ref> and on June 6, 2018, the merger closed after final FTC approval. The acquired company assets and naming were absorbed and become a division named Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.<ref name="Insinna">{{cite news|url=https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2018/01/29/northrop-to-create-new-innovation-biz-sector/|title=Northrop Grumman to create new 'innovation' business sector|last1=Insinna|first1=Valerie|date=January 29, 2018|access-date=February 20, 2019|publisher=Defense News}}</ref>

===2020s===

In June 2020, NASA granted a $935 million contract to Northrop Grumman for the [[Lunar Gateway]] [[Habitation and Logistics Outpost]] (HALO) module, based on its [[Cygnus (spacecraft)|Cygnus]] cargo spacecraft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foust |first=Jeff |date=June 6, 2020 |title=NASA issues contract to Northrop Grumman for Gateway module |url=https://spacenews.com/nasa-issues-contract-to-northrop-grumman-for-gateway-module/ |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}</ref> In July 2022, Northrop subcontracted [[Solstar]] to provide the wireless-enabling technology to enable a Wi-Fi access for employees and equipment in the module.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Werner |first=Debra |date=July 18, 2022 |title=Northrop Grumman taps Solstar for HALO Module Wi-Fi |url=https://spacenews.com/solstar-halo-wi-fi/ |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=SpaceNews |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NM firm builds Wi-Fi 'hotspot' for NASA moon station |url=https://news.yahoo.com/nm-firm-builds-wi-fi-035900403.html |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=news.yahoo.com |date=August 3, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In September 2020, Northrop Grumman won a $298 million sole-source contract for the Evolved Strategic Satcom program, an anti-jam communications satellite program intended to replace the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite program where Northrop Grumman was a subcontractor to [[Lockheed Martin]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 16, 2020|title=Northrop Grumman wins $298 million contract to develop jam-resistant military satellite|url=https://spacenews.com/northrop-grumman-wins-298-million-contract-to-develop-jam-resistant-military-satellite/|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=SpaceNews|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 16, 2020|title=U.S. Space Command to begin testing the last satellite of the AEHF-MILSTAR constellation|url=https://spacenews.com/u-s-space-command-to-begin-testing-the-last-satellite-of-the-aehf-milstar-constellation/|access-date=September 21, 2020|website=SpaceNews|language=en-US}}</ref>

In December 2020, Northrop sold its federal IT and mission support business to [[Veritas Capital]] for $3.4 billion in cash. Veritas placed the group into its [[Peraton]] subsidiary.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2020/12/08/northrop-sells-it-business-to-veritas-capital-for-34b/|title=Northrop sells IT business to Veritas Capital for $3.4B|last1=Insinna|first1=Valerie|date=December 8, 2020|access-date=May 22, 2021|publisher=Defense News}}</ref> The sale closed in February 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/peraton-closes-on-3-4b-cash-purchase-of-northrop-grumman-biz/|title=Peraton closes on $3.4B cash purchase of Northrop Grumman biz|last1=Lake|first1=Sidney|date=February 1, 2021|access-date=May 22, 2021|publisher=Virginia Business}}</ref>

The Mars Ascent Propulsion System for [[Mars sample-return mission]] Ascent Vehicle contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman on March 5, 2021. For this Northrop Grumman to make a 3–meter long, [[Multistage rocket|two-stage]], [[Solid-propellant rocket|solid-fueled]] Mars ascent rocket for the Mars Sample Return mission. This mission is to [[Mars sample-return mission#2020 update|collect Perseverance's samples]] for return to Earth.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/06/mars-ascent-vehicle-update/|title=Mars Ascent Vehicle from Northrop Grumman takes shape for Mars Sample Return mission|date=June 4, 2021|access-date=June 4, 2021|publisher=NASA Spaceflight}}</ref>

In August 2022, Northrop Grumman announced it was moving production of the engines and structures for its [[Antares (rocket)|Antares rockets]] to the U.S. from Russia and Ukraine. The move of Antares production fully to the U.S. will happen through a partnership with Texas-based [[Firefly Aerospace]]. Northrop Grumman had purchased Russian [[RD-181|RD-181 engines]] to power the Antares 230+ series, and the rocket’s main body was manufactured by Ukraine’s [[Yuzhmash|Yuzhmash State Enterprise]].<ref name="Scaled Composites" />

Northrop Grumman's [[Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider|B-21 Raider]] is forecasted to enter test flights as early as late 2023, with the [[United States Air Force]] forecasted to acquire operational aircraft as early as 2030.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2023/09/19/a-couple-dozen-b-21-raiders-may-be-operational-by-2030-big-deal/|title=A Couple Dozen B-21 Raiders May Be Operational by 2030... Big Deal|date=September 19, 2023|access-date=October 26, 2023|work=Forbes}}</ref> It was reported in October 2023 that taxi tests for the B-21 Raider were underway.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/b-21-begins-taxi-tests/|title=B-21 Begins Taxi Tests in Last Step Before First Flight|date=October 25, 2023|access-date=October 26, 2023|publisher=Air & Space Forces Magazine}}</ref>

In May 2024, Northrop Grumman unveiled the Manta Ray, an [[Unmanned underwater vehicle|underwater drone]] developed for the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA). The drone, which resembles its namesake sea creature, was designed to carry out long-duration, long-range military missions, including extended loitering on the sea bottom. The development of the Manta Ray posed several technical challenges, including overcoming the corrosive nature of seawater, preventing sea life from interfering with moving components, and operating under conditions where electromagnetic radiation, including sunlight, does not propagate well.<ref name=":2" /> The craft uses two four-bladed propellers on the wings to enhance the propulsion provided by its gliding system, which glides forward while moving up and down in the water column by changing its buoyancy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Szondy |first=David |date=2024-06-14 |title=First look at DARPA's massive Manta Ray drone in action |url=https://newatlas.com/military/manta-ray-sub-videos/ |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=New Atlas |language=en-US}}</ref> With an emphasis on minimal human oversight, the creation of the Manta Ray represents a significant advancement in unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) technology.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=The Pentagon Created a New Kind of Underwater Predator: The Mysterious Manta Ray |url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a60432262/manta-ray-underwater-vehicle/ |access-date=May 8, 2024 |website=Popular Mechanics |language=en-US}}</ref>

In September 2024, Northrop Grumman won the U.S. [[Missile Defense Agency]] (MDA) competition to develop and build the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI).<ref>https://breakingdefense.com/2024/09/northrop-selected-to-develop-anti-hypersonic-glide-phase-interceptor/</ref>

== Finances ==
{| class="wikitable sortable float-left" style="text-align: right;"
!Year
!Revenue <br />in mil. US$
!Operating income <br />in mil. US$
!Total assets <br />in mil. US$
!Employees
|-
|2014<ref name="northropgrumman.com4">{{cite web |url=http://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/AnnualReports/Documents/pdfs/2017_noc_ar.pdf |title=2017 Annual Report |publisher=Northrop Grumman |access-date=July 22, 2022 |archive-date=December 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222175251/http://www.northropgrumman.com/AboutUs/AnnualReports/Documents/pdfs/2017_noc_ar.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|23,979
|3,196
|26,545
|64,300
|-

|2015<ref name="northropgrumman.com4"/>
|23,526
|3,076
|24,424
|65,000
|-
|2016<ref name="northropgrumman.com4"/>
|24,508
|3,193
|25,614
|67,000
|-
|2017<ref name="northropgrumman.com4"/>
|25,803
|3,299
|34,917
|70,000
|-
|2018<ref name="northropgrumman.com5">{{cite press release |url=http://investor.northropgrumman.com/static-files/432cda29-68dd-45f8-a34f-3cdf79da2ddc |title=Northrop Grumman Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Financial Results |publisher=Northrop Grumman |date=January 31, 2019 |access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref>
|30,095
|3,780
|37,653
|85,000
|-
|2019<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001133421/000113342120000006/noc-12312019x10k.htm |title=Northrop Grumman 2019 Annual Report |date=January 30, 2020 |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref>
|33,841
|3,969
|41,089
|90,000
|-
|2020<ref name=Annual10K2021>{{cite web|title= Northrop Grumman Corporation 2021 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342122000004/noc-20211231.htm |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |date=January 27, 2022}}</ref>
|36,799
|4,065
|44,469
|97,000
|-
|2021<ref name=Annual10K2021 />
|35,667
|5,651
|42,579
|88,000
|-
|2022<ref name=Annual10K2022>{{cite web|title= Northrop Grumman Corporation 2022 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1133421/000113342123000006/noc-20221231.htm |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]] |date=January 26, 2023}}</ref>
|36,602
|3,601
|43,755
|95,000
|}

== Corporate governance ==
From 1990 to 2003, before the merger with Grumman in 1994, [[Kent Kresa]] was the [[CEO]] of the company, who led the serial-acquisition strategy with a total of 15 additional acquisitions from 1994 to 2003, including [[Litton Industries|Litton]], [[Logicon]], [[Westinghouse Electronic Systems|Westinghouse]]'s defense electronics business, Ryan Aeronautical and [[Newport News Shipbuilding]], and TRW. He then retired in 2003 at age 65.

In 2003 [[Ronald Sugar]], the former [[chief operating officer]], took over as CEO.<ref name=bb20030106>{{cite news |first=Seth |last=Lubove |url=https://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2003/0106/102.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030224121518/http://www.forbes.com/free_forbes/2003/0106/102.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 24, 2003 |title=Company of the Year: Northrop—We See You, Saddam |work=[[Forbes]] |date=January 6, 2003 |access-date=August 24, 2011}}</ref> Effective October 1, 2003, Sugar also served as the company [[chairman]] of the board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/northrop-grumman-elects-ronald-d-sugar-chairman-of-the-board-71103752.html|title=Northrop Grumman Elects Ronald D. Sugar Chairman of the Board|date=September 17, 2003|access-date=December 10, 2015}}</ref>

In January 2010, [[Wes Bush]] succeeded as CEO and became company president.<ref name=fm20090916>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=awNvIV4IfBdk |work=Bloomberg |title=Northrop's Sugar to Retire; Wesley Bush Named Chief (Update2) |date=September 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017094530/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=awNvIV4IfBdk |archive-date=October 17, 2015 }}</ref>

In November 2015, Gloria Flach was named COO. She is the former president of the company's electric services sector.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Northrop Grumman Realigns Sectors, Restores COO Post|url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/northrop-grumman-realigns-sectors-restores-coo-post-1444860029|newspaper = Wall Street Journal|access-date = November 9, 2015|issn = 0099-9660|first = Doug|last = Cameron}}</ref>

On July 12, 2018, Wes Bush announced that he would step down as CEO effective January 1, 2019, and would remain chairman of the board until July 2019. His successor is [[Kathy J. Warden]], who has served in numerous roles at the company, most recently president and COO.

===Board of directors===
As of July 22, 2022:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.northropgrumman.com/leadership/#board |title=Company Leadership |publisher=Northrop Grumman |access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Kathy J. Warden]], CEO and president of Northrop Grumman
* David Abney, former chairman and CEO of [[United Parcel Service|UPS]]
* [[Marianne C. Brown]], COO of [[Sungard]]
* Donald E. Felsinger, former chairman and CEO of [[Sempra Energy]]
* [[Ann M. Fudge]], former chairman and CEO of [[VMLY&R]]
* William Hernandez, former CFO of [[PPG Industries|PPG]]
* Madeleine Kleiner, former general counsel of [[Hilton Worldwide|Hilton]]
* Karl Krapek, former president and COO of [[United Technologies]]
* Graham N. Robinson, president of Stanley Industrial, a business segment of [[Stanley Black & Decker]]
* [[Gary Roughead]], former [[Chief of Naval Operations]]
* [[Thomas Schoewe]], former CFO of [[Wal-Mart]]
* [[Jim Turley]], former chairman and CEO of [[Ernst & Young]]
* [[Mark Welsh]], former [[Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force]]

==Corporate headquarters==
Since 2011, Northrop Grumman's headquarters are in [[West Falls Church, Virginia]] (previously Jefferson), [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Fairfax County, Virginia]].<!--Cited below--><ref name="NewHQ">"[http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=196171 Northrop Grumman Selects Falls Church Location for New Corporate Office (NYSE:NOC)]." Northrop Grumman. July 12, 2010. Retrieved: September 6, 2011. "[...]2980 Fairview Park Drive, Falls Church, Va.[...]"</ref><ref>"[http://www.northropgrumman.com/locations/index.html "Company Locations: Northrop Grumman Corporation 2980 Fairview Park Drive Falls Church, VA 22042."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120114952/http://www.northropgrumman.com/locations/index.html |date=January 20, 2013 }} ''Northrop Grumman''. Retrieved: September 6, 2011.</ref>

Prior to 2010, the company was headquartered in [[Century City, Los Angeles]],<ref>"[http://www.northropgrumman.com/locations/index.html Company Locations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120114952/http://www.northropgrumman.com/locations/index.html |date=January 20, 2013 }}." ''Northrop Grumman''. Retrieved May 12, 2009.</ref> but announced plans on January 4, 2010, to move to the [[Washington Metropolitan Area]] by 2011<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20120918120247/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/economy-watch/2010/01/northrop_grumman_moving_hq_to.html?wpisrc=newsletter The Ticker]." ''The Washington Post'', January 4, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2010.</ref> to be closer to government customers.<ref name="CroweMove">Crowe, Deborah. "[http://www.labusinessjournal.com/article.asp?aID=143693 Northrop to Move Corporate Office to D.C.]{{dead link|date=July 2011}}." ''[[Los Angeles Business Journal]]''. January 4, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.</ref> CEO Wesley Bush stated that the company needed to be located close to [[Capitol Hill]] lawmakers and officials from intelligence and military communities.<ref name="ProctorFlew">Proctor, Charles. "[http://www.labusinessjournal.com Northrop Flew Under the Radar]." ''[[Los Angeles Business Journal]]''. January 11, 2010. Retrieved: January 10, 2010.{{subscription required}}</ref> Northrop Grumman considered sites in [[Washington, D.C.]], and in suburbs in [[Maryland]] and [[Virginia]].<ref name="CroweMove"/> The ''[[Los Angeles Business Journal]]'' wrote "In a way, the announcement was not a surprise" due to the trend of aerospace companies moving to the DC area, the fact that the new CEO is from West Virginia and that CEOs often move corporate headquarters to places that they want the headquarters located. A Los Angeles area economic development consultant described the move announcement as a "structural failure at all levels for Los Angeles County."<ref name="ProctorFlew"/>

District of Columbia economic development officials were "pitching the city's urban hipness and proximity to Capitol Hill power brokers" to Northrop Grumman. Maryland promoted its highly educated workforce and its large number of federal facilities, while Virginia marketed itself as a state with relatively low taxes.<ref>Haynes, V. Dion. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/10/AR2010011002250.html "D.C. area jurisdictions vie to become the new home of Northrop Grumman headquarters."] ''[[Washington Post]]'', January 11, 2010. Retrieved: February 13, 2010.</ref>

In July 2010, the company announced its purchase of an existing building in Fairfax County and its move in summer 2011. It planned to consolidate its Century City headquarters and its existing [[Arlington County, Virginia]], offices into the new headquarters. It employed about 40,000 in the Washington DC metropolitan area, including DC and surrounding Maryland and Virginia.<ref name="NewHQ"/>

==Accolades and criticism==
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Northrop Grumman was named [[Forbes]]'s Company of the Year in 2002.<ref name=bb20030106/> Forbes's announcement credited the company with "master[ing] the art of innovation."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.forbesinc.com/newsroom/releases/editorial/Forbes010603.doc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040416200441/http://www.forbesinc.com/newsroom/releases/editorial/Forbes010603.doc |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 16, 2004 |work=[[Forbes]] |title=Forbes Names Northrop Grumman Company of the Year |date=December 19, 2002 |access-date=April 4, 2006 }}</ref> As of 2019, the company is included on [[Forbes]]' list of "America's Best Large Employers".<ref>{{cite web |title=America's Best Employers |url=https://www.forbes.com/best-large-employers/#560cf244fb3e |website=Forbes |access-date=July 1, 2019}}</ref>

Since 2005 Northrop Grumman credits itself with sponsoring educational programs<ref>Northrop Grumman (March 20, 2006). ''[http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=95867 Northrop Grumman Becomes Co-pilot for NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race]''. Press release.</ref> and donating thousands of dollars to various charities.<ref>Northrop Grumman (March 31, 2006). ''[http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=96373 Northrop Grumman Makes $25,000 Donation to Boys and Girls Club of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County]''. Press release.</ref><ref>{{cite web |year= 2005 |url= http://readingtokids.org/Friends/Businesses/GroupViewB.php?gpage=NorthropGrummanECHO |title= Northrop Grumman Employees Charity Organization |publisher= Reading to Kids |access-date=April 4, 2006 }}</ref>

Many members of the U.S. government have attended company events and spoken highly of the company and its contributions, for example [[John McCain]].<ref>[http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=83072 "Photo Release -- Sen. John McCain Thanks Northrop Grumman Shipbuilders at Commissioning of Aegis Destroyer Halsey (DDG 97)."] ''Northrop Grumman'' press release, August 1, 2005.</ref> In December 2007, Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded the [[Ron Brown Award]] for Corporate Leadership, the only presidential award recognizing companies for outstanding achievement in employee and community relations.<ref>[http://www.ron-brown-award.org/winners.cfm The Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124013554/http://www.ron-brown-award.org/winners.cfm |date=November 24, 2007 }}</ref>

===Environmental record===
In 2000, Northrop Grumman was designated a Primary Responsible Party under federal [[Superfund]] laws at 13 hazardous waste sites and under state Superfund laws at eight sites.<ref name=sec/> The corporation has also been linked to 52 superfund [[toxic waste]] sites.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.publicintegrity.org/superfund/Company.aspx?act=16163 |title=Center for Public Integrity analysis of EPA documents |publisher=Publicintegrity.org |access-date=July 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022062125/http://www.publicintegrity.org/superfund/Company.aspx?act=16163 |archive-date=October 22, 2007  }}</ref> Based on 2008 data, Northrop Grumman was the 62nd-largest corporate producer of [[air pollution in the United States]], per the [[Political Economy Research Institute]] of the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]. Northrop Grumman facilities released more than 23,798 pounds of toxic chemicals into the air in that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.peri.umass.edu/Toxic-100-Index.430.0.html |title=Political Economy Research Institute |publisher=Peri.umass.edu |access-date=July 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120725121732/http://www.peri.umass.edu/Toxic-100-Index.430.0.html |archive-date=July 25, 2012  }}</ref>

In 2002, the Bethpage Community Park in [[Bethpage, New York]], owned by the company until the 1960s, was closed due to soil contamination with [[polychlorinated biphenyls]] (PCBs).<ref name="Dooley">{{cite web |last=Dooley|first=Emily |title=State to treat pollution plume in Bethpage|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/state-to-treat-pollution-plume-in-bethpage-1.4988720|work=Newsday|date=April 1, 2013|access-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref> The company dumped cadmium, arsenic, chromium-tainted sludge, solvents, paints and PCBs at the site between 1949 and 1962.<ref name="Dooley"/> Additionally, two toxic chemical plumes centered under Bethpage Community Park and other surrounding land formerly owned by Grumman or Northrop Grumman have spread to under neighboring houses.<ref name="Dooley"/> In November 2013, the Bethpage Water District filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Northrop Grumman in Federal Court for the Eastern District of New York for contaminating the groundwater in Bethpage.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dooley|first=Emily |title=Bethpage Water District to sue Northrop Grumman over contamination |url=http://www.newsday.com/news/health/bethpage-water-district-to-sue-northrop-grumman-over-contamination-1.6453564 |work=Newsday |date=November 18, 2013 |access-date=April 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= Gil de Rubio |first=Dave|date=April 30, 2022 |title=Bethpage Water District To Receive Plume Settlement |url=https://farmingdale-observer.com/2022/04/29/bethpage-water-district-to-receive-plume-settlement/ |access-date=June 21, 2022 |website=Farmingdale Observer |language=en-US|quote=The settlement will have the [Bethpage Water District] receiving $20 million from the United States government and $29 million from Northrop Grumman to treat chemicals that leaked from the Naval Weapons Reserve Plant in Bethpage and the former Grumman site, removing financial burdens from taxpayers for this expensive treatment process.}}</ref>

In 2003, the company was among 84 parties with which the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]], the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]], and the state of [[New York (state)|New York]] reached an estimated US$15 million settlement for the rehabilitation of the Mattiace Petrochemical Company Superfund site in [[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove]], [[Long Island]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/b1ab9f485b098972852562e7004dc686/6683b144dead3e3f8525715d006bbefe!OpenDocument |title=Environmental Protection Agency |publisher=Yosemite.epa.gov |date=June 19, 2003 |access-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref> In the same year, Northrop Grumman agreed to pay $33,214 after EPA inspectors found [[hazardous waste]] violations at the Capistrano test site.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/5dc6087040a927d3852572a000650c01/d3c7e13cb306d7bc852570d8005e1595!OpenDocument |title=Environmental Protection Agency |publisher=Yosemite.epa.gov |access-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref>

As a response to many of the previous claims, the company has stood up as an organization for social responsibility.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}} In 2008, Northrop Grumman launched its Environmental Sustainability program and an EHS Leadership Council, to advance its commitment to environmental performance both internally and externally. The Greenhouse Gas Inventory Project was launched to accurately quantify company-wide greenhouse gas emissions and to reduce the carbon footprint of Northrop Grumman operations, in anticipation of upcoming regulations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.northropgrumman.com/pdf/2008-corporate-social-responsi.pdf |title=Corporate social responsibility |access-date=September 28, 2011 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928084602/http://www.northropgrumman.com/pdf/2008-corporate-social-responsi.pdf |archive-date=September 28, 2011  }}</ref>

In October 2010, the company was named one of Computerworld's Top 12 Green-IT Organizations for its large-scale data center migration effort.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9192481/The_Top_Green_IT_Organizations_Green_from_the_ground_up |title=The Top Green-IT Organizations: Green from the ground up |work=Computerworld |date=October 25, 2010 |access-date=July 25, 2012}}</ref>

In 2019, Northrop Grumman was named the US's largest corporate contributor to water pollution by the [[Political Economy Research Institute]] of the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PERI: Toxic 100 Index |url=https://grconnect.com/tox100wt/ry2019/index.php?search=yes&company2=4788 |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=grconnect.com}}</ref>

===Political contributions and governmental ties===
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From 1990 to 2002, Northrop Grumman contributed $8.5 million to federal campaigns.<ref>[http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?list=type&type=11 Northrop Grumman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121063003/http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?list=type&type=11 |date=November 21, 2017 }}. CorpWatch.org</ref> According to [[Political action committee|PAC]] summary data compiled by [[Source Watch]], the company gave US$1,011,260 to federal candidates in the 2005–2006 election cycle, compared to $10,612,837 given by all defense contractors in the same cycle.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/sector.asp?txt=D01&cycle=2006 |title=Defense PAC Contributions |publisher=Opensecrets.org |date=June 4, 2007 |access-date=July 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118141919/http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/sector.asp?txt=D01&cycle=2006 |archive-date=November 18, 2007  }}</ref> This donation amount was only behind that of General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin in the defense industry. The majority of the contributions, 63%, went to Republicans.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.asp?strID=C00088591&cycle=2006 |title=Northrop PAC Contribution |publisher=Opensecrets.org |access-date=July 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016160602/http://opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.asp?strID=C00088591&cycle=2006 |archive-date=October 16, 2007  }}</ref> Former Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems chief [[James G. Roche]] served as Secretary of the Air Force for two years under George W. Bush. Roche would eventually be nominated to head the Army, but withdrew his nomination among accusations of mismanaging a contract with [[Boeing]] and of failing to properly handle the Air Force sexual assault scandals of 2003.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-11-na-roche11-story.html|first=Esther|last=Schrader|work=Los Angeles Times |title= Roche Bails Out as Pick for Top Army Job|date=March 11, 2004}}</ref> According to CorpWatch, "at least seven former officials, consultants, or shareholders of Northrop Grumman" have held posts "in the Bush administration...including Deputy Secretary of Defense [[Paul Wolfowitz]], Vice-Presidential Chief of Staff I. [[Lewis Libby]], Pentagon Comptroller [[Dov S. Zakheim]], and [[Sean O'Keefe]], director of NASA." Wolfowitz and Libby have both since left the government amid scandals.<ref name=corps>[http://corpwatch.org/section.php?id=11 "Company Profile: Northrop Grumman."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120148/http://corpwatch.org/section.php?id=11 |date=January 19, 2018 }} ''Corpwatch''. Retrieved: December 6, 2014.</ref>

The company engages third-party lobbying firms in jurisdictions where it has interests. For example, in South Australia it works with lobbying firm CMAX Communications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dpc.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/33282/CMAX-Communications-Pty-Ltd-Change-of-Details-9-April-2018.pdf|title=South Australian Register of Lobbyists - CMAX Communications|date=April 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511150023/http://www.dpc.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/33282/CMAX-Communications-Pty-Ltd-Change-of-Details-9-April-2018.pdf|archive-date=May 11, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Controversies===
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Northrop was the target of several high-profile criminal and civil cases.<ref name=Corpwatch>[http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11265 "US: Court Documents Unsealed in Northrop Grumman Case."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208022818/http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11265 |date=December 8, 2014 }} ''CorpWatch'', April 22, 2004. Retrieved: December 5, 2014.</ref>

In 1995, Robert Ferro, an employee for TRW Inc., a company Northrop Grumman acquired in 2002, discovered that satellite components manufactured for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) were faulty and likely to fail in operation. TRW suppressed Ferro's report of the problem and hid the information from the USAF, even after a satellite in space equipped with the faulty components experienced serious anomalies. Ferro later sued Northrop Grumman in federal court under the federal [[whistle-blower]] law.<ref name="Ferro lawsuit">{{cite news|last1=Drew|first1=Christopher|title=Military Contractor Agrees to Pay $325 Million to Settle Whistle-Blower Lawsuit|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/business/03whistle.html|access-date=August 29, 2016|work=The New York Times|date=April 2, 2009}}</ref>

In 1999, the company was sued for knowingly giving the Navy defective aircraft. This suit sought $210 million in damages.<ref name="rightweb">{{cite web |last= Flynn |first= Michael |year= 2004 |url= http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/2831 |title= Northrop Grumman |publisher= Right Web Profiles |access-date= April 4, 2006 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060223105543/http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/2831 |archive-date= February 23, 2006 |df= mdy-all }}</ref> Ten years later, on April 2, 2009, Northrop Grumman agreed to pay $325 million to settle the suit.<ref>[http://www.phillipsandcohen.com/2009/Scientist-blew-whistle-on-faulty-military-satellite-parts-Northrop-Grumman-pays-325-million-to-settle-case.shtml "Scientist blew whistle on faulty military satellite parts; Northrop Grumman pays $325 million to settle case."] Phillips & Cohen LLP Press Release, April 2, 2009.</ref> Ferro was awarded $48.8 million of the settlement. Northrop Grumman stated, "it believed that TRW had 'acted properly under its contracts' and that the company had substantive defenses against the claims."<ref>Drew, Christopher. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/03/business/03whistle.html "Military Contractor Agrees To Pay $325 Million To Settle Whistle-Blower Lawsuit."] ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 3, 2009, p. B4.</ref>

In 2001, federal investigators probed NG for fraud of more than $100 million, systematic overcharging for radar jammers and other high-tech devices used in the B-1 bomber, the F-15 fighter and the B-2 Stealth bomber.<ref name=chic>Corfman, Thomas A. [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/10/30/feds-probe-northrop-in-defense-fraud-case/ "Feds probe Northrop in defense fraud case."] ''Chicago Tribune'', August 30, 2001. Retrieved: December 5, 2014.</ref>
In 2003, the company was sued for overcharging the U.S. government for space projects in the 1990s.<ref name="cw">{{cite news |first=Renae |last=Merle |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/382495171.html?dids=382495171:382495171&FMT=ABS |title=Northrop Settles Billing Case: Shipbuilding Unit Allegedly Overbilled U.S. by $72 Million |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=August 9, 2003 |access-date=April 4, 2006 |archive-date=March 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309143816/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/382495171.html?dids=382495171:382495171&FMT=ABS |url-status=dead }}</ref> Northrop Grumman paid $111.2 million to settle out of court.<ref name="TRW Press Release">[http://www.phillipsandcohen.com/2003/Northrop-Grumman-pays-111-million-to-settle-qui-tam-case-against-recent-acquisition-TRW.shtml "Northrop Grumman pays $111 million to settle qui tam case against recent acquisition, TRW."] ''Phillips and Cohen Press Release'', June 9, 2003.</ref>

From August 25 to September 2, 2010, [[Virginia]]'s computer system operated by NG, under a $2.4 billion contract, experienced an outage which resulted in around 45,000 citizens not being able to renew their drivers licenses prior to their expiration. Computer systems for 26 of the state's 89 agencies were affected and Governor [[Bob McDonnell]] announced that some data may have been permanently lost.<ref>{{cite news |title=Computer crash has tech world watching |author1=Helderman, Rosalind |author2=Anita Kumar |date=September 2, 2010 |newspaper=The Washington Post |page=B1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/09/giv_bob_mcdonnell_r_there.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927011626/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/virginiapolitics/2010/09/giv_bob_mcdonnell_r_there.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2011|title=McDonnell: Some data may be lost as a result of computer outage |date=September 2, 2010 |first=Anita |last=Kumar |access-date=September 3, 2010 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> In 2010 Northrop Grumman apologized for the outage, and agreed to fund an investigation.

In 2012, controversy began over Northrop Grumman's [[Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System]] (IBCS), when it missed its first deadline. Since then, the system has had a number of controversial developments.<ref name=history>{{cite web|last1=Kiley|first1=Gregory T.|title=Congress and the Administration Must Reassess Failing Missile Defense Programs|url=http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/05/17/failing_missile_defense_programs_111398.html|publisher=RealClearDefense|date=May 17, 2017}}</ref> In 2016, a [[Director, Operational Test and Evaluation]] found a number of major faults with the system, concluding it was "neither mature nor stable".<ref name=defensenews>{{cite web|last1=Judson|first1=Jen|title=Army falls behind with new anti-missile command system|url=http://www.defensenews.com/articles/army-falls-behind-bringing-new-missile-defense-command-system-online|publisher=[[Defense News]]|date=February 6, 2017}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Northrop Grumman's [[Israel–United States military relations|supply of weapons to Israel]] led to protests against the company during the [[2023 Israel–Hamas war]], including blocking the entrances at facilities in [[San Diego]] and [[Plymouth, Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Israel war boosts Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, other defense stocks |url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/israel-war-lockheed-martin-northrup-grumman-defense-stocks |work=Fox Business |date=October 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=San Diegans join in global protests to end war in Gaza |url=https://www.kpbs.org/news/politics/2023/11/09/san-diegans-join-in-global-protests-to-end-war-in-gaza |work=[[KPBS (TV)|KPBS]] |date=November 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Protesters Are Targeting Defense Contractors That Bragged About Profits from Gaza |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7zkz9/protesters-are-targeting-defense-contractors-that-bragged-about-profits-from-gaza |work=Vice |date=November 17, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Swanson |first=Stephen |date=February 8, 2024 |title=Pro-Palestinian activists protest outside Plymouth's Northrop Grumman - CBS Minnesota |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/pro-palestinian-protest-plymouth-northrop-grumman/ |access-date=February 13, 2024 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Students on [[hunger strike]] at [[Brown University]] named Northrop Grumman as a company to divest from.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabbatt |first=Adam |date=February 7, 2024 |title=Students on hunger strike call for Brown University to divest from pro-Israel companies |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/07/brown-university-palestine-hunger-strike-israel-divestment |access-date=February 13, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

===International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) violations===
U.S. State Department investigators found that [[Litton Industries]], a subsidiary acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2000, had provided portions of [[source code]] used by guidance and navigation system interfaces aboard [[Boeing VC-25|Air Force One]] to a company in Russia in 1998. Northrop Grumman agreed to pay a $15 million fine for 110 violations, occurring between September 1998 and November 1998, of the [[Arms Export Control Act]] and the [[International Traffic in Arms Regulations]] (ITAR).<ref>"[http://pmddtc.state.gov/compliance/consent_agreements/pdf/NorthropGrummanCorp_ConsentAgreement.pdf Consent Agreement, 2008: Northrop Grumman Corporation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010082813/http://www.pmddtc.state.gov/compliance/consent_agreements/pdf/NorthropGrummanCorp_ConsentAgreement.pdf |date=October 10, 2009 }}". ''[[U.S. Department of State]]'', March 14, 2008.</ref>

Additionally, documents filed by the State Department state that between 1994 and 2003, Northrop Grumman failed to notify the U.S. State Department about the computer guidance systems also being transferred to [[Angola]], [[Indonesia]], [[Israel]], [[China]], [[Ukraine]] and [[Yemen]].<ref>Ryan, Jason. [https://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/FedCrimes/story?id=4684907&page=1 "Air Force One Guidance Systems Allegedly Sent to Russia."] ''[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]'', April 18, 2008.</ref>

==See also==
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* [[Northrop Grumman RQ-180]] Unmanned Aircraft System
* [[Top 100 contractors of the U.S. federal government]] – $30.1 billion in FY2018<ref name="northropgrumman.com5"/>
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==References==

===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
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* Parker, Dana T. ''Building Victory: Aircraft Manufacturing in the Los Angeles Area in World War II''. Cypress, California: Dana T. Parker Books, 2013. {{ISBN|978-0-9897906-0-4}}.
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===Further reading===
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* [http://www.flightinternational.com/Articles/2006/02/14/204704/Flight+Interview+Ronald+Sugar%2c+CEO+Northrop+Grumman.html Interview with Northrop Grumman CEO, Feb 12, 2006.]
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