United States · Prime contractor, OEM / manufacturer, Systems integrator

Northrop Grumman

Research-backed company profile covering Sensorik & Optronik, documented systems, corporate information and public sources.

Cyber & C4ISRAirSpaceSensorik & Optronik

Company profile

Company and industrial background

Northrop Grumman is listed in the GefechtsKlar Defence Radar as a defence-industry company associated with United States. Its official registered name is Northrop Grumman Corporation. The company was founded in 1994. Its documented headquarters are in Falls Church, Virginia, USA.

The recorded ownership structure is Publicly listed company.

This English profile is generated from the same editorially maintained company record as the German version. Facts are not duplicated, ensuring that corrections, source updates and portfolio changes remain consistent across both languages.

Capabilities

Systems and capabilities

Northrop Grumman operates across Cyber & C4ISR, Air, Space. The documented capability profile includes Sensorik & Optronik.

The publicly documented portfolio currently contains 5 systems or products in this profile. Each entry includes available status information, known users and primary sources where these are publicly accessible.

Editorial classification

Assessment for NATO member states

The Defence Radar classifies Northrop Grumman as: Company from a NATO member state. Its documented industrial role is Prime contractor, OEM / manufacturer, Systems integrator. This classification describes geographic and industrial relevance; it is not a recommendation, certification or NATO endorsement.

The assessment is based on reviewed public sources and the editorial methodology linked in the company data panel.

Stock market & ownership

Northrop Grumman shares

Northrop Grumman is publicly listed under ticker NYSE: NOC. Documented areas of activity include Cyber & C4ISR, Air, Space and Sensorik & Optronik. Assessment of the shares also depends on order backlog, public budgets, export rules and the company’s other business segments.

Compliance & procurement data

Certifications & standards

Standard Scope Status Evidence / level
Not publicly documented

Systems & products

Publicly documented portfolio

System / product Category TRL NATO Stock Number (NSN) Status
B-21 Raider Combat aircraft TRL 7Editorial assessment – Testing / pilot phase
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Transport- & Spezialflugzeuge TRL 9Editorial assessment – In service
IBCS Command-and-control systems TRL 8Editorial assessment – In delivery
MQ-4C Triton Uncrewed aerial systems TRL 9Editorial assessment – In service
RQ-4 Global Hawk Uncrewed aerial systems TRL 9Editorial assessment – In service

Combat aircraft

B-21 Raider

Documented combat aircraft system in the company portfolio.
Publicly known users: USA
1 primary source
Testing / pilot phase

Transport- & Spezialflugzeuge

E-2D Advanced Hawkeye

Documented transport- & spezialflugzeuge system in the company portfolio.
Publicly known users: USA, Japan; France bestellt
1 primary source
In service

Command-and-control systems

IBCS

Documented command-and-control systems system in the company portfolio.
Publicly known users: USA, Poland
1 primary source
In delivery

Uncrewed aerial systems

MQ-4C Triton

Documented uncrewed aerial systems system in the company portfolio.
Publicly known users: USA, Australien
1 primary source
In service

Uncrewed aerial systems

RQ-4 Global Hawk

Documented uncrewed aerial systems system in the company portfolio.
Publicly known users: User information documented in the linked primary sources
1 primary source
In service

Sources

Reviewed public sources

  1. Northrop Grumman – What we do ↗
  2. Northrop Grumman – Company ↗