Products & Services:
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defence technology company.
Our cutting-edge solutions equip customers with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world, and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe.
With over 900 employees in the United Kingdom and 100,000 worldwide, we pioneer technologies at the edge of every domain including space, maritime, land, cyber and air. Operating from more than ten sites across the UK, we sustain employment for more than 5,000 people in the many British SMEs and partners in our supply chain.
As a British business we are committed to generating long-term prosperity and social value in the UK, investing in advanced R&D, sovereign IP and exportable solutions driving the creation of high-quality jobs. With the support of the Ministry of Defence and other international partnerships such as AUKUS and NATO, our capabilities expand beyond what individual nations could achieve alone in protecting the UK and its allies.
Quality Approvals:
- ISO
- NADCAP
- AS
- NDT
- SPC
Market experience:
Northrop Grumman is a leading provider of space systems, military aircraft, missile defence, advanced weapons and long-range fires capabilities, mission systems, networking and communications, strategic deterrence systems, and breakthrough technologies, such as advanced computing, microelectronics and cyber.
We are focused on competing and winning programs that enable continued growth, performing on our commitments and affordably delivering capability our customers need. With the investments we’ve made in advanced technologies, combined with our talented workforce and digital transformation capabilities, Northrop Grumman is well positioned to meet our customers’ needs today and in the future.
Northrop Grumman’s history spans nearly a century, with Grumman founded in 1929 and Northrop in 1939. Since their merger in 1994, the company has continued to build on their legacy of pioneering aerospace and defence innovation.
Key Equipment and Processes
- DARC – Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) will be one of the world’s most advanced radars for tracking objects in deep space, bolstering national security for the UK and its allies
- Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) – connects sensors and effectors into a single command and control system
- GATOR – multi-mission air surveillance system that detects, identifies and tracks airborne threats
- C5ISR – cloud and hybrid-cloud solutions for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
- Agile & DevSecOps – cyber solutions that incorporate the latest in data science, machine learning and secure cloud transformation
- LAIRCM and DAIRCM – Systems that provide fast, accurate threat detection and simultaneous jamming to counter all fielded IR missile threats
- F35 Lightning II – a low observable Fifth Generation aircraft operated by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy aircrew, capable of launching and recovering to the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers
- Manta Ray – extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle for long-duration, long-range missions in ocean environments
Major Customers
- UK Ministry of Defence
- U.S. Department of Defense
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