NOC Profile
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading aerospace and defense company operating globally. The company’s Aeronautics Systems segment is responsible for designing, developing, manufacturing, integrating, and sustaining both manned and unmanned aircraft systems. This includes high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) systems, vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems, and strategic long-range strike aircraft. They also produce tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, as well as airborne battle management and command and control systems, serving a wide range of defense and strategic needs in the United States and internationally.
The Defense Systems segment of Northrop Gruman focuses on the design, development, and production of weapons and mission systems. This includes integrated battle management systems, a variety of weapon systems, and mission-specific aircraft. Their offerings extend to command and control and weapon systems such as munitions and missiles, precision strike weapons, and advanced propulsion systems, including air-breathing and hypersonic systems. Additionally, they provide comprehensive lifecycle services and support for software, weapon systems, aircraft, and logistics, ensuring sustained operation, modernization, and logistical support across air, sea, and ground systems.
In the realm of cyber and electronic warfare, Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems segment is a key player. This segment delivers a broad range of systems for cyber operations, command, control, communications, and computers (C4), intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR). They develop radar, electro-optical/infrared and acoustic sensors, electronic warfare systems, and advanced communication and network systems. The segment is also involved in creating sophisticated intelligence processing systems, navigation systems, and maritime power and propulsion systems, along with networked information solutions, targeting and survivability solutions, and multifunction sensors for both maritime and land applications.
Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems segment encompases a wide array of products and services related to space and missile defense. This includes the development and deployment of satellites and payloads, ground systems, missile defense systems, interceptors, and launch vehicles with related propulsion systems. They also produce strategic missiles, contributing to the nation’s defense and space exploration capabilities. Founded in 1939 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Northrop Grumman continues to be a cornerstone in the aerospace and defense sectors, leveraging decades of innovation and expertise to support global security and technological advancement.
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