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Public ( NYSE : ''' NOC ''')
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Defining the Future
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1927 (in 1994, company took on current name)
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Los Angeles, California
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Ronald Sugar , Chairman and CEO
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125,400
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Aerospace and Defense
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Aircraft Carrier s, Military Aircraft , Satellite s, Missile Defense Systems , advanced electronic sensors and systems, information technology and systems
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$30721B USD (291% FY '04 to '05 )
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125,400 ( 2004 )
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, the world's largest
Radar maker (with over 850 ground-based radar installations), and the number-one builder of
Naval Vessels . As of 2004, it had 125,000+ employees working at hundreds of sites in the U.S. and abroad, and an annual revenue of US$30.7 billion. Northrop Grumman ranks #58 on the 2005
Fortune 500 list of U.S. industrial companies.
strategic bomber, are made by Northrop Grumman and purchased by the United States government.]]
Much of the company's focus is on missiles and missile systems. The best known products of Northrop Grumman are the
B-2 Spirit strategic bomber, the
RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle and the
F-14 Tomcat carrier-based strike fighter.
Northrop Grumman's many products are made by separate business units. Newport News Shipbuilding manufactures all U.S.
Aircraft Carrier s, and is the only company capable of building
''Nimitz'' -class
Supercarrier s. It also produces a large percentage of U.S.
Nuclear Submarine s. A separate sector, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, produces
Assault Ship s and many other commercial and military craft, including
Icebreaker s,
Tankers , and
Cargo Ship s. In a partnership with
Science Applications International , Northrop Grumman provides naval engineering and architecture services as well as naval maintenance services
unmanned aerial drone launches from a
U.S. Navy vessel]]
Separate sectors, such as Space Technology, product aircraft for the U.S. and other nations. The
B-2 Spirit strategic bomber, the
E-8c Surveillance Aircraft , the
RQ-4 Global Hawk , and the
T-38 Talon Supersonic Trainer are used by the
U.S. Air Force . The Navy uses Northrop Grumman-built vehicles such as the
BQM-74 Chukar ,
C-2 Greyhound ,
E-2C Hawkeye , and the
EA-6B Prowler . Many aircraft, such as the
F-5 Tiger ,
T-38 Talon ,
E-2C Hawkeye , and the
F/A-18 Hornet , are sold to other nations. Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems produces and maintains
AWACS aerial surveillance systems for the U.S. and
Great Britain . A UK-based subsidiary, Park Air Systems, makes navigation, traffic control, and communications equipment for aircraft in the UK.
The Space Technology sector builds
NASA Satellite s, propulsion systems, and mission payloads, as well as various
Strategic Defense Initiative ("Star Wars") defensive laser systems. Rocket launch systems are produced by the Information Technology sector.
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems creates
C4I Radar systems for
Air Defense , and
Airspace Management radar systems
Air Traffic Control . Other radar are used in
F-16 Fighting Falcon s and other military aircraft, or in battlefield surveillance systems like
ARL . Another UK subsidiary manufactures
Remote Control Vehicle s for handling explosives or hazardous materials. Many other smaller products are made by Northrop Grumman, such as
Night-vision Goggles and secure communications equipment.
In addition to providing the products created by Northrop Grumman, the company also provides many military and non-military services, usually to governments. It is the largest supplier of
IT Services to the U.S. federal government, for instance. And
Vinnell , a Northrop Grumman subsidiary, provides training and communications services for the military.
In 1994, Northrop Aircraft merged with Grumman Aerospace to create the company Northrop Grumman. Both companies were previously established in the airplane manufacturing industry, and Grumman was famous for building the
Apollo Lunar Module . The new company acquired
Westinghouse Electronic Systems in 1996, a major manufacturer of radar systems.
Logicon , a defense computer contractor, was added in 1997.
A merger between Northop Grumman and competitor
Lockheed Martin was not approved by the U.S. government in 1997, slowing the consolidation of the defense industry. But in 1999, the company acquired
Teledyne Ryan , which developed surveillance systems and unmanned aircraft. Then in 2001 it acquired
Litton Industries , a shipbuilder and provider of defense electronics systems to the
U.S. Navy . Later that year,
Newport News Shipbuilding (one of only two producers of
Nuclear Submarine s) was added to the company. And in 2002, Northop Grumman acquired
TRW , a space systems and laser systems manufacturer. There have been many other smaller acquisitions throughout the same period.
Northrop Grumman and
Boeing have also recently collaborated on a design concept for
NASA 's upcoming
Crew Exploration Vehicle . Northrop Grumman announced formation of a new business unit (sector), effective
January 1 ,
2006 called Technical Services.
He also serves as the company
Chairman .
Besides Sugar, Current members of the ,
Lewis Coleman ,
Vic Fazio ,
Stephen Frank ,
Phillip Frost ,
Charles Larson ,
Richard B. Myers ,
Philip Odeen ,
Aulana Peters ,
Kevin Sharer ,
John Brooks Slaughter .
The company is split into several business units, each of which operates fairly independently. These business units have generally been created through acquisitions.
- Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems was created by Northrop Grumman's acquisition of Westinghouse Electronic Systems Group in 1996. The Electronic Systems sector is a leading designer, developer, and manufacturer of a wide variety of advanced defense electronics and systems. The division has 120 locations worldwide, including 72 international offices, and approximately 24,000 employees. It accounted for 20% of company sales in 2004.Northrop Grumman Corporation (2005) ''2004 Annual Report''
- Information Technology is the sector charged with providing information systems and services to clients. It also handles training and simulation contracts.
- Mission Systems deals with missile systems.
- Integrated Systems support the aerospace and defense industries, providing the U.S. military with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and integrated strike warfare.
- Northrop Grumman Newport News is the largest privately owned Shipyard in the United States and the only one that can build ''Nimitz'' -class Supercarrier s. It is located in Newport News, Virginia , and often participates in projects with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia .
- Northrop Grumman Ship Systems is responsible for building small and medium shipping products. It consists of the former Ingalls Shipbuilding and Avondale Shipyard companies.
- Space Technology deals primarily with satellites, and SDI systems.
- Technical Services is a new business unit formed January 1 , 2006 . Northrop Grumman describes the sector as working in "the logistics support, sustainment, and technical services marketplace."
