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Northrop Grumman

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Aerospace & Defense · Falls Church, Virginia · Est. 1939
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$65.2B
Valuation
$42.5B
Revenue
101k+
Employees
1939
Founded

Northrop Grumman is a global aerospace, defense, and technology company that develops advanced systems for national security, space exploration, and military operations. It serves the U.S. Department of Defense, NASA, and allied governments with platforms including the B-21 Raider stealth bomber, Sentinel ICBM, and James Webb Space Telescope.

Recent Press
5 items
Press Release·2026-04-07
Northrop Grumman and 4iG Announce Joint Effort for Hungary Geosynchronous Satellite
Northrop Grumman and 4iG Space and Defence Technologies announced a new joint effort to develop a geosynchronous satellite for Hungary, marking a significant international space collaboration supporting allied defense and communications capabilities.
Press Release·2025-12-22
Air Force Designates Northrop Grumman Project Talon Autonomous Wingman as YFQ-48A
The U.S. Air Force assigned the official Mission Design Series designation YFQ-48A to the Northrop Grumman Project Talon Collaborative Combat Aircraft, formally advancing the autonomous wingman program within the Air Force's drone fighter strategy.
Product Launch·2025-12-04
Northrop Grumman Reveals Project Talon: the Autonomous Wingman for Combat Missions
Northrop Grumman unveiled Project Talon, a new autonomous aircraft designed to fly alongside crewed fighters, delivering adaptive and collaborative capabilities for air dominance missions across multiple mission types.
Company History
8 milestones
Jack Northrop founded Northrop Aircraft Incorporated in Hawthorne, California, pioneering flying wing aircraft design concepts that would eventually lead to the B-2 Spirit and B-21 Raider.

Northrop Grumman Organization Structure & Team

Org Chart
101,000 employees · Click a leader to explore their team
89,900 across 12 departments
Chief Executive Officer
Kathy Warden
Dave Keffer — Departments
· 89900 people across 12 depts

Northrop Grumman Financials, Revenue & Market Share

Annual Revenue
$42.5B
+4% vs prior year
YoY Growth
+4%
From $35.7B to $42.5B
Revenue / Employee
$441K
Annual revenue per full-time employee
Revenue Growth
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
$35.7B
$36.6B
$39.3B
$40.8B
$42.5B
Market Share
US Defense Contracting
9%
share
Northrop Grumman
9%
Lockheed Martin
17%
Raytheon Technologies
11%
General Dynamics
8%
Boeing Defense
7%
$251.4B
TAM
$45.3B
SAM
$4.5B
SOM
Revenue Streams
Core Products/Services70%
Value-Added Services20%
Other Revenue10%
Business Units
Core Business70%
Primary product and service delivery
Growth Initiatives20%
New markets and product expansion
Corporate & Admin10%
Central functions and shared services

Northrop Grumman Internal Tools & Processes

Internal Tools
12 departments
Engineering & Advanced Technology8500 people · 3 roles
Standards & Certifications
10 standards
Compliance frameworks, security audits, and quality certifications this company maintains.
Security
CMMC Level 3
Certified
Northrop Grumman maintains Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 3 across its facilities handling controlled unclassified information (CUI), meeting DoD's advanced cyber protection requirements for classified defense programs including the B-21 Raider and Sentinel ICBM.
Quality
AS9100 Rev D
Certified
Northrop Grumman's aerospace manufacturing facilities are certified to AS9100 Rev D, the international quality management standard for aviation, space, and defense organizations, ensuring consistent manufacturing quality across B-21, E-2D, and space systems production.
Quality
ISO 9001:2015
Certified
Northrop Grumman holds ISO 9001:2015 certification across its global operations, demonstrating systematic quality management for the design, development, and production of defense electronics, airframes, and mission systems.
Regulatory
ITAR Compliance
Compliant
Northrop Grumman maintains comprehensive International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) compliance across its defense programs, controlling the export of sensitive technologies including B-21 Raider systems, IBCS software, and nuclear-related components under strict State Department licensing.
Security
DFARS 252.204-7012
Compliant
Northrop Grumman complies with DFARS 252.204-7012, the DoD cybersecurity requirements clause mandating adequate security on all systems processing covered defense information (CDI), including NIST SP 800-171 controls across Northrop's classified and unclassified networks.
Environmental
ISO 14001:2015
Certified
Northrop Grumman's manufacturing operations are certified to ISO 14001:2015 environmental management standards, governing the environmental impact of aircraft production, propulsion testing, and advanced materials processing at facilities including Palmdale, California and Redondo Beach, California.
Quality
NADCAP
Certified
Northrop Grumman holds NADCAP (National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program) accreditation for special processes including non-destructive testing, heat treating, and chemical processing used in B-21 Raider airframe manufacturing and advanced composite fabrication.
Safety
OHSAS 18001 / ISO 45001
Certified
Northrop Grumman's production facilities comply with ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management standards, governing worker safety in high-risk manufacturing environments including missile propulsion testing, aircraft composite layup, and classified hardware assembly.
Security
DoD Top Secret Facility Clearance
Compliant
Northrop Grumman holds a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) facility clearance for its classified programs including B-21 Raider, Sentinel ICBM, and space intelligence systems, maintained under the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) oversight.
Regulatory
FAR/DFARS Procurement Compliance
Compliant
Northrop Grumman's government contracting operations comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), governing cost accounting, subcontracting, small business utilization, and ethics requirements across all prime contracts.

Northrop Grumman Interview Preparation

Interview Prep
Role-specific interview questions and keywords. Select a department, then click any role to prepare.
Engineering & Advanced Technology· 3 roles

Northrop Grumman Products & Competitors

Product Suite
5 products · select one to explore
Aerospace & Defense
Defense Systems
B-21 Raider
The world's first sixth-generation stealth bomber

The B-21 Raider is Northrop Grumman's next-generation long-range strike stealth bomber designed to replace the B-2 Spirit and B-1B Lancer. It delivers conventional and nuclear strike capability, penetrating the most contested airspace as the cornerstone of America's nuclear triad and conventional strike deterrence.

Use Cases
Executing long-range conventional precision strike missions in anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) environmentsDelivering nuclear gravity bomb payloads as the airborne leg of the U.S. nuclear triadConducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions with onboard sensor fusion
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Key Customers
USAF
U.S. Air Force
USSTRATCOM
U.S. Strategic Command
USINDOPACOM
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
Competitive Intelligence
VSNorthrop B-2 Spirit
THEM

The B-2 Spirit is a fifth-generation low-observable strategic stealth bomber operated by the U.S. Air Force, designed for long-range nuclear and conventional precision strike missions with a payload capacity of 40,000 lbs.

EDGE

B-21 features lower per-unit cost, open architecture for upgrades, and sixth-generation sensor fusion capabilities the B-2 lacks

VSBoeing B-52H Stratofortress
THEM

The B-52H is a long-range subsonic strategic bomber operated by the U.S. Air Force since the 1950s, continuously upgraded with new engines and avionics for standoff nuclear and conventional strike missions.

EDGE

B-21 provides low-observable penetrating strike capability that the non-stealthy B-52H cannot perform in contested environments

VSTupolev Tu-160
THEM

The Tu-160 is Russia's largest supersonic strategic bomber, operated by Russia's Long Range Aviation for nuclear and conventional strike missions using cruise missiles and gravity bombs.

EDGE

B-21 offers superior stealth, digital architecture, and open-mission systems compared to the Tu-160's legacy analog design

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