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Northrop Grumman

January 20, 2023

Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company. With 90,000 employees[4] and an annual revenue in excess of $30 billion, it is one of the world's largest weapons manufacturers and military technology providers.[5][6][7] The firm ranks No. 101 on the 2022 Fortune 500 list of America's largest corporations.[8]

Northrop Grumman Corporation
TypePublic
Industry
Predecessor
Founded1994; 29 years ago (1994)
Headquarters
West Falls Church, Virginia
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Kathy J. Warden
(President and CEO)
Products
Revenue US$35.67 billion (2021)
US$5.65 billion (2021)
US$7.01 billion (2021)
Total assets US$42.58 billion (2021)
Total equity US$12.93 billion (2021)
Number of employees
c. 90,000 (2022)[1]
Websitenorthropgrumman.com
Footnotes / references
[2][3]

Northrop Grumman and its industry partners have won the Collier Trophy eight times, most recently for developing the X-47B, the first unmanned, autonomous air system to operate from an aircraft carrier.[9]

Northrop Grumman currently leads the development of the B-21 Raider, a long-range, stealth strategic bomber that can drop conventional and nuclear weapons; it will replace Northrop's own B-2 Spirit, the world's only known stealth bomber. Among its other current projects are development and production of the James Webb Space Telescope, an orbiting observatory launched in 2021, and production of the solid rocket boosters for NASA's Space Launch System program. It was the sole bidder on the Air Force's Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program, which aims to develop and build a new intercontinental ballistic missile.

Business sectors

Northrop Grumman is made up of four main business sectors: Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems and Space Systems.[10] Prior to Northrop Grumman's reorganization of its divisions on January 1, 2020, the divisions were: Aerospace Systems, Mission Systems, Technology Services, and Innovation Systems.[11]

Aeronautics Systems

 
Northrop Grumman developed and built the B-2 Spirit strategic bomber.

Aeronautics Systems, headquartered in Redondo Beach, California, produces aircraft, spacecraft, high-energy laser systems and microelectronics for the U.S. and other nations. This includes surveillance and reconnaissance, protected communications, intelligence, battle management, strike operations, electronic warfare, and missile defense to Earth observation, space science and space exploration.[12] The B-2 Spirit strategic bomber, the E-8C Joint STARS surveillance aircraft, the RQ-4 Global Hawk, and the T-38 Talon supersonic trainer are used by the US Air Force. The US Army uses Northrop Grumman's RQ-5 Hunter unmanned air vehicle, which has been in operational use since 1995. The U.S. Navy uses Northrop Grumman-built aerial vehicles such as the BQM-74 Chukar, RQ-4 Global Hawk-based MQ-4C Triton, MQ-8 Fire Scout, Grumman C-2 Greyhound, Grumman E-2 Hawkeye, and the EA-6B Prowler. Northrop Grumman provides major components and assemblies for different aircraft such as F/A-18 Hornet, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler,[13] and the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.[14] Aerospace systems also serves as the contractor for numerous space payloads and is the prime contractor for the James Webb Space Telescope[15][16]

 
RQ-4 Global Hawk, a high-altitude, long-endurance surveillance platform

Mission Systems

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, headquartered in Linthicum, Maryland creates military radar, sensors, and related products, including C4I radar systems for air defense, Airspace Management radar systems such as AMASS, and battlefield surveillance systems like the Airborne Reconnaissance Low (ARL). Tactical aircraft sensors include the AN/APG-68 radar, the AN/APG-80 AESA radar, and the AN/APG-83 AESA radar upgrade for the F-16 Fighting Falcon, the AN/APG-77 AESA radar for the F-22 Raptor, and the AN/APG-81 AESA radar for the F-35 Lightning II, and the AN/AAQ-37 electro-optical Distributed Aperture System (DAS) for the F-35, and the APQ-164 Passive Electronically Scanned Array (PESA) radar for the B-1 Lancer.[citation needed] Mission Systems produces and maintains the AWACS aerial surveillance systems for the U.S., the United Kingdom, NATO, Japan, and others. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for the development and integration of the Air Force's $2-billion Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program. Northrop Grumman also supports the U.S. ballistic missile program, integrates various command, control and intelligence systems, and provides technical and management services, to governmental and military customers, all with an emphasis on cybersecurity. Many other smaller products are made by Northrop Grumman, such as night vision goggles and secure communications equipment.[citation needed]

Defense Systems

The Defense Systems sector headquartered in McLean, Virginia (with a Herndon mailing address,[17]) works on "the entire life cycle of civil and defense platforms and capabilities through a range of services".[18] Vinnell, a Northrop Grumman subsidiary, provides training and communications for the military. In 2003, it landed a $48 million contract to train the Iraqi Army.[19] In 2005 the company won a $2 billion contract with Virginia to overhaul most of the state's IT operations.[20] Later that year, the United Kingdom paid $1.2 billion in a contract with the company to provide maintenance of its AWACS radar.[21]

 
 
Antares rocket (left); Cygnus spacecraft (right) held by ISS Canadarm2

Space Systems

On June 7, 2018, the acquisition of Orbital ATK was completed and the former company was absorbed in Northrop Grumman as a new business sector called Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.[22][11] With this acquisition, Northrop Grumman got more involved in the space industry, which now includes the construction and launch of the Cygnus spacecraft. Until 2020 the firm was developing the OmegA space launch vehicle, intended to carry the U.S. government's national security satellites into space.[23][24] In September 2019 the company changed the name of the sector to Space Systems, effective in January 2020.[25][26] On August 8, 2022, Northrop Grumman announced it was moving production of the engines and structures for its Antares rockets to the U.S. from Russia and Ukraine. The move of Antares production fully to the U.S. will happen through a partnership with Texas-based Firefly Aerospace. Northrop Grumman had purchased Russian RD-181 engines to power the Antares 230+ series, and the rocket’s main body was manufactured by Ukraine’s Yuzhmash State Enterprise. The new arrangement mainly resolves the break in Antares manufacturing caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. But in addition to salvaging the Antares rocket series, the cost-sharing deal also helps ensure NASA’s cargo missions to the International Space Station keep flying regularly and brings muscle to Firefly’s plan to build a larger rocket called Beta. Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace will jointly produce an upgraded version of the Antares rocket, which will be known as the Antares 330. Northrop will provide the A330′s upper stage, avionics, software and launch site operations. Firefly will supply seven engines and build the A330′s largest structure, the first stage booster. Northrop and Firefly’s partnership also has a longer-term goal of building a new rocket, which the companies for now are calling MLV, or medium launch vehicle. [27]

Affiliated companies and partners

Remotec, a subsidiary, is a manufacturer of remote control vehicles for explosive ordnance disposal and hazardous material handling. A UK-based subsidiary, Park Air Systems, provides VHF and UHF ground-to-air communications systems for the civil and defense markets. Northrop Grumman has also worked closely with Antenna Associates, Inc., a manufacturer of Identification friend or foe (IFF)/Secondary Surveillance Radar (SSR) antennas located in Massachusetts.[28]

In August 2007, Northrop Grumman acquired Scaled Composites in which it had previously owned a 40% stake.[29]

In 2008, Northrop Grumman began working with DHS Systems LLC, manufacturer of the Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) in New York, as part of the U.S. Army's Standard Integrated Command Post System program.[30]

History

 
Company logo used from 1994 to 2020

Northrop Grumman can trace its lineage back to the beginning of the 20th century when the Grumman Corporation was founded on Long Island, New York. During World War II it built all American Navy aircraft. After the war it branched out into making the first aluminum canoes using left-over materials no longer needed for aircraft. Later the firm created a myriad of products such as ballistic missiles, all-weather radars, the Apollo Lunar Module, land and sea-based fighter aircraft and Stealth bombers.[31] Originally formed in California in 1939 by Jack Northrop, the Northrop Corporation was reincorporated in Delaware in 1985.[32] After the end of the Cold War, Northrop went on a series of acquisitions where they bought noteworthy companies such as Grumman Aerospace, Westinghouse and TRW Inc. in addition to a number of other enterprises.[31] In 2018, Northrop Grumman completed the purchase of Orbital ATK, which has since been renamed to Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems. Today, Northrop Grumman is one of the largest defense contractors in the world.[33][34]

1990s

In 1994, Northrop Aircraft bought Grumman Aerospace, which built the Apollo Lunar Module[35] to create Northrop Grumman (NG) at a cost of $2.1 billion.[36] The company purchased the remaining 51% interest in Vought Aircraft Company (Vought) in August 1994 for $130 million taking full control of the company after it had purchased an initial 49% interest in September 1992 for $45 million.[citation needed]

In 1996, the new company acquired substantially all of the defence and electronics systems business of Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westinghouse Electronic Systems, a major manufacturer of radar systems, for $2.9 billion,[37] and Xetron Corporation. In 1997, the defense computer contractor Logicon was added, which had acquired Geodynamics Corporation in March 1996 and Syscon Corporation in February 1995.[38][39]

Northrop was the prime contractor on the radical YF-23 which was one of the two airplanes down selected for the Advanced Tactical Fighter but would eventually lose out to the F-22 Raptor.[40] Northrop would later partner with Lockheed on the F-35 and now serves as a principal member of the Lockheed Martin industry led team.[14]

 
The assembly line for Northrop P-61 Black Widows at the Northrop plant in Hawthorne, California in World War II. Center wings and fuselages take shape on the left, with more nearly finished airplanes on the right.[41]

In 1998, a merger between Northrop Grumman and competitor Lockheed Martin was considered but abandoned after resistance from the Department of Defense and Department of Justice.[42] That same year, it acquired Inter-National Research Institute Inc. In 1999, the company acquired Teledyne Ryan, developer of surveillance systems and unmanned aircraft, California Microwave, Inc., and the Data Procurement Corporation.[43][44][45] On March 19, 1999, Northrop Grumman announced to restate its fourth-quarter results downward to a net loss because of problems related to its dealings with start-up satellite launch company Kistler Aerospace Corp.[46][vague] In 1999, Northrop Grumman and SAIC created AMSEC LLC as a joint venture, which grew "from $100 million in revenue in 2000 to approximately $500 million in fiscal year 2007."[47]

2000s

In 2000, NG acquired Federal Data Corporation, Navia Aviation As, Comptek Research, Inc., and Sterling Software, Inc.[48]

In 2001, the company acquired Litton Industries, a shipbuilder and defense electronics systems provider for the U.S. Navy.[49] During the acquisition process, a new Delaware holding company, NNG, Inc., was formed, which merged with Northrop Grumman through a one-for-one common shares exchange in April 2001. Both Northrop Grumman and Litton became subsidiaries of the new holding company. The original Northrop Grumman Corporation then changed its name to "Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation"; the holding company, NNG, Inc., changed its name to "Northrop Grumman Corporation". Later that year, Newport News Shipbuilding was added.[50]

On November 1, 2001, Northrop Grumman restated its third-quarter profit after stopping work on two ships for American Classic Voyages, which filed for bankruptcy protection.[51]

In 2002, Northrop Grumman acquired TRW Inc.,[52] which had acquired Braddock Dunn & McDonald (BDM) in 1997, and became the Space Technology sector based in Redondo Beach, California, and the Mission Systems sector based in Reston, Virginia, with sole interest in their space systems and laser systems manufacturing.[53] The Aeronautical division was sold to Goodrich, and the automotive divisions were spun off and retained the TRW name.[54]

There were 15 acquisitions from 1994 to 2003.[55]

Northrop Grumman partnered with EADS from the mid-2000s to offer the KC-30 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft[56] in the U.S. Air Force's KC-X tanker competition.[57] In February 2008 the U.S. Air Force chose KC-30,[58] but in September 2008 the Defense Department stopped the tanker program and in March 2010, Northrop Grumman announced it was withdrawing from the competition, deeming the revised requirements to be weighted in favor of the Boeing KC-46.[59]

On January 1, 2006, Northrop Grumman opened its business sector called 'Technical Services'.[60] Northrop Grumman and Boeing collaborated on a design concept for NASA's upcoming Orion spacecraft (previously the Crew Exploration Vehicle), but the contract went to rival Lockheed Martin on August 31, 2006.[61]

In 2006, Northrop Grumman had intended to bid for the U.S. Air Force's Next-Generation Bomber. Though it has not built a large manned aircraft since wrapping up B-2 Spirit production in the 1990s, the company has "been working hard to turn that perception around, with the skills and capabilities that back it up."[62] However, by 2009, the teams working on this were told to close, as USAF's focus turned to a long-range strike instead. Northrop Grumman was one of two teams competing for the Long Range Strike Bomber, and in October 2015 won the contract for the Long Range Strike Bomber.[63][64]

On July 20, 2007, Northrop Grumman became the sole owner of Burt Rutan's Scaled Composites.[65]

In 2007, Northrop Grumman created 'National Workforce Centers' as an alternative to offshoring.[66] Locations are Auburn, Alabama; Corsicana, Texas; Fairmont, West Virginia; Helena, Montana; Johnstown, Pennsylvania; and Lebanon, Virginia. The Rapid City, South Dakota location closed in January 2012.[67]

In July 2008, three of four Northrop Grumman employees (Thomas Howes, Marc Gonsalves and Keith Stansell) were freed during Operation Jaque after five years of captivity following their aircraft crash in the Colombian jungle. The fourth employee, Tom Janis, had been killed by the FARC shortly after the crash in 2003.[68]

 
Rendering of the $8.7B James Webb Space Telescope

In January 2008, Northrop Grumman combined its Newport News and Ship Systems sectors into a new business unit named Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding.[69] On March 31, 2011, this was spun off as Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE: HII).[70]

2010 to present

In November 2010, NASA selected Northrop Grumman for consideration of potential contract awards for heavy lift launch vehicle system concepts, and propulsion technologies.[71]

From 2013, Northrop Grumman participates in the DARPA Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (TERN) program, and received $2.9 million for Phase 1[72] and $19 million for Phase 2.[73][74][75] The TERN program attempts to launch and recover a UAV from mid-size ships to provide long distance intelligence gathering.[76]

In July 2013, Northrop Grumman won a training-simulation contract potentially worth $490 million to support the U.S. Air Force's next-generation aerial warfare virtual-training network.[77]

As of 2018, Northrop Grumman is the primary contractor for the James Webb Space Telescope.[78][79]

In October 2015, the US Military announced it had awarded Northrop Grumman the contract for the successor to the B-1 and B-52, subsequently identified as the B-21. The initial value is $21.4 billion, and could eventually be worth up to $80 billion.[80]

In September 2017, Northrop announced its intention to acquire missile and rocket manufacturer Orbital ATK Inc for $9.2 billion: $7.8 billion in cash plus $1.4 billion in net debt.[81] On November 29, 2017, the acquisition was approved by Orbital ATK stockholders[82] and on June 6, 2018 the merger closed after final FTC approval. The acquired company assets and naming were absorbed and become a division named Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.[83]

In June 2020, NASA granted a $935 million contract to Northrop Grumman for the Lunar Gateway Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) module, based on its Cygnus cargo spacecraft.[84] In July 2022, Northrop subcontracted Solstar to provide the wireless-enabling technology to enable a Wi-Fi access for employees and equipment in the module.[85][86]

In September 2020, Northrop Grumman won a $298 million sole-source contract for the Evolved Strategic Satcom program, an anti-jam communications satellite program intended to replace the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite program where Northrop Grumman was a subcontractor to Lockheed Martin.[87][88]

In December 2020, Northrop sold its federal IT and mission support business to Veritas Capital for $3.4 billion in cash. Veritas placed this purchase in its Peraton subsidiary.[89] The sale closed in February 2021.[90]

The Mars Ascent Propulsion System for Mars sample-return mission Ascent Vehicle contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman on March 5, 2021. For this Northrop Grumman to make a 3–meter long, two-stage, solid-fueled Mars ascent rocket for the Mars Sample Return mission. This mission is to collect Perseverance's samples for return to Earth.[91]

In August 2022, Northrop Grumman announced it was moving production of the engines and structures for its Antares rockets to the U.S. from Russia and Ukraine. The move of Antares production fully to the U.S. will happen through a partnership with Texas-based Firefly Aerospace. Northrop Grumman had purchased Russian RD-181 engines to power the Antares 230+ series, and the rocket’s main body was manufactured by Ukraine’s Yuzhmash State Enterprise. [29]

Finances

Year Revenue
in mil. US$ 		Operating income
in mil. US$ 		Total assets
in mil. US$ 		Employees
2014[92] 23,979 3,196 26,545 64,300
2015[92] 23,526 3,076 24,424 65,000
2016[92] 24,508 3,193 25,614 67,000
2017[92] 25,803 3,299 34,917 70,000
2018[93] 30,095 3,780 37,653 85,000
2019[94] 33,841 3,969 41,089 90,000
2020[3] 36,799 4,065 44,469 97,000
2021[3] 35,667 5,651 42,579 88,000

Corporate governance

From 1990 to 2003, before the merger with Grumman in 1994, Kent Kresa was the CEO of the company, who led the serial-acquisition strategy with a total of 15 additional acquisitions from 1994 to 2003, including Litton, Logicon, Westinghouse's defense electronics business, Ryan Aeronautical and Newport News Shipbuilding, and TRW. He then retired in 2003 at age 65.

In 2003 Ronald Sugar, the former chief operating officer, took over as CEO.[95] Effective October 1, 2003, Sugar also served as the company chairman of the board.[96]

In January 2010, Wes Bush succeeded as CEO and became company president.[97]

In November 2015, Gloria Flach was named COO. She is the former president of the company's electric services sector.[98]

On July 12, 2018, Wes Bush announced that he would step down as CEO effective January 1, 2019, and would remain chairman of the board until July 2019. His successor is Kathy J. Warden, who has served in numerous roles at the company, most recently president and COO.

Board of Directors

As of July 22, 2022:[99]

Corporate headquarters

Since 2011, Northrop Grumman's headquarters are in West Falls Church, Virginia (previously Jefferson), unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia.[100][101]

Prior to 2010, the company was headquartered in Century City, Los Angeles,[102] but announced plans on January 4, 2010 to move to the Washington Metropolitan Area by 2011[103] to be closer to government customers.[104] CEO Wesley Bush stated that the company needed to be located close to Capitol Hill lawmakers and officials from intelligence and military communities.[105] Northrop Grumman considered sites in Washington, D.C. and in suburbs in Maryland and Virginia.[104] The Los Angeles Business Journal wrote "In a way, the announcement was not a surprise" due to the trend of aerospace companies moving to the DC area, the fact that the new CEO is from West Virginia and that CEOs often move corporate headquarters to places that they want the headquarters located. A Los Angeles area economic development consultant described the move announcement as a "structural failure at all levels for Los Angeles County."[105]

District of Columbia economic development officials were "pitching the city's urban hipness and proximity to Capitol Hill power brokers" to Northrop Grumman. Maryland promoted its highly educated workforce and its large number of federal facilities, while Virginia marketed itself as a state with relatively low taxes.[106]

In July 2010, the company announced its purchase of an existing building in Fairfax County and its move in summer 2011. It planned to consolidate its Century City headquarters and its existing Arlington County, Virginia, offices into the new headquarters. It employed about 40,000 in the Washington DC metropolitan area, including DC and surrounding Maryland and Virginia.[100]

Accolades and criticism

Northrop Grumman was named Forbes's Company of the Year in 2002.[95] Forbes's announcement credited the company with "master[ing] the art of innovation."[107] As of 2019, the company is included on Forbes' list of "America's Best Large Employers".[108]

Since 2005 Northrop Grumman credits itself with sponsoring educational programs[109] and donating thousands of dollars to various charities.[110][111]

Many members of the U.S. government have attended company events and spoken highly of the company and its contributions, for example John McCain.[112] In December 2007, Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership, the only presidential award recognizing companies for outstanding achievement in employee and community relations.[113]

Environmental record

In 2000, Northrop Grumman was designated a Primary Responsible Party under federal Superfund laws at 13 hazardous waste sites and under state Superfund laws at eight sites.[46] The corporation has also been linked to 52 superfund toxic waste sites.[114] Based on 2008 data, Northrop Grumman was the 62nd-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States, per the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Northrop Grumman facilities released more than 23,798 pounds of toxic chemicals into the air in that year.[115]

In 2002, the Bethpage Community Park in Bethpage, New York, owned by the company until the 1960s, was closed due to soil contamination with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).[116] The company dumped cadmium, arsenic, chromium-tainted sludge, solvents, paints and PCBs at the site between 1949 and 1962.[116] Additionally, two toxic chemical plumes centered under Bethpage Community Park and other surrounding land formerly owned by Grumman or Northrop Grumman have spread to under neighboring houses.[116] In November 2013, the Bethpage Water District filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against Northrop Grumman in Federal Court for the Eastern District of New York for contaminating the groundwater in Bethpage.[117][118]

In 2003, the company was among 84 parties with which the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the state of New York reached an estimated US$15 million settlement for the rehabilitation of the Mattiace Petrochemical Company Superfund site in Glen Cove, Long Island.[119] In the same year, Northrop Grumman agreed to pay $33,214 after EPA inspectors found hazardous waste violations at the Capistrano test site.[120]

As a response to many of the previous claims, the company has stood up as an organization for social responsibility.[citation needed] In 2008, Northrop Grumman launched its Environmental Sustainability program and an EHS Leadership Council, to advance its commitment to environmental performance both internally and externally. The Greenhouse Gas Inventory Project was launched to accurately quantify company-wide greenhouse gas emissions and to reduce the carbon footprint of Northrop Grumman operations, in anticipation of upcoming regulations.[121]

In October 2010 the company was named one of Computerworld's Top 12 Green-IT Organizations for its large-scale data center migration effort.[122]

In 2019, Northrop Grumman was named the US's largest corporate contributor to water pollution by the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[123]

Political contributions and governmental ties

From 1990 to 2002, Northrop Grumman contributed $8.5 million to federal campaigns.[124] According to PAC summary data compiled by Source Watch, the company gave US$1,011,260 to federal candidates in the 2005–2006 election cycle, compared to $10,612,837 given by all defense contractors in the same cycle.[125] This donation amount was only behind that of General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin in the defense industry. The majority of the contributions, 63%, went to Republicans.[126] Former Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems chief James G. Roche served as Secretary of the Air Force for two years under George W. Bush. Roche would eventually be nominated to head the Army, but withdrew his nomination among accusations of mismanaging a contract with Boeing and of failing to properly handle the Air Force sexual assault scandals of 2003.[127] According to CorpWatch, "at least seven former officials, consultants, or shareholders of Northrop Grumman" have held posts "in the Bush administration...including Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, Vice-Presidential Chief of Staff I. Lewis Libby, Pentagon Comptroller Dov S. Zakheim, and Sean O'Keefe, director of NASA." Wolfowitz and Libby have both since left the government amid scandals.[128]

The company engages third-party lobbying firms in jurisdictions where it has interests. For example, in South Australia it works with lobbying firm CMAX Communications.[129]

Controversies

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Northrop was the target of several high-profile criminal and civil cases.[130]

In 1995, Robert Ferro, an employee for TRW Inc., a company Northrop Grumman acquired in 2002, discovered that satellite components manufactured for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) were faulty and likely to fail in operation. TRW suppressed Ferro's report of the problem and hid the information from the USAF, even after a satellite in space equipped with the faulty components experienced serious anomalies. Ferro later sued Northrop Grumman in federal court under the federal whistle-blower law.[131]

In 1999, the company was sued for knowingly giving the Navy defective aircraft. This suit sought $210 million in damages.[132] Ten years later, on April 2, 2009, Northrop Grumman agreed to pay $325 million to settle the suit.[133] Ferro was awarded $48.8 million of the settlement. Northrop Grumman stated, "it believed that TRW had 'acted properly under its contracts' and that the company had substantive defenses against the claims."[134]

In 2001, federal investigators probed NG for fraud of more than $100 million, systematic overcharging for radar jammers and other high-tech devices used in the B-1 bomber, the F-15 fighter and the B-2 Stealth bomber.[135] In 2003, the company was sued for overcharging the U.S. government for space projects in the 1990s.[136] Northrop Grumman paid $111.2 million to settle out of court.[137]

From August 25 to September 2, 2010, Virginia's computer system operated by NG, under a $2.4 billion contract, experienced an outage which resulted in around 45,000 citizens not being able to renew their drivers licenses prior to their expiration. Computer systems for 26 of the state's 89 agencies were affected and Governor Bob McDonnell announced that some data may have been permanently lost.[138][139] In 2010 Northrop Grumman apologized for the outage, and agreed to fund an investigation.

In 2012, controversy began over Northrop Grumman's Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System (IBCS), when it missed its first deadline. Since then, the system has had a number of controversial developments.[140] In 2016, a Director, Operational Test and Evaluation found a number of major faults with the system, concluding it was "neither mature nor stable".[141]

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) violations

U.S. State Department investigators found that Litton Industries, a subsidiary acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2000, had provided portions of source code used by guidance and navigation system interfaces aboard Air Force One to a company in Russia in 1998. Northrop Grumman agreed to pay a $15 million fine for 110 violations, occurring between September 1998 and November 1998, of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).[142]

Additionally, documents filed by the State Department state that between 1994 and 2003, Northrop Grumman failed to notify the U.S. State Department about the computer guidance systems also being transferred to Angola, Indonesia, Israel, China, Ukraine and Yemen.[143]

See also

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northrop, grumman, corporation, american, multinational, aerospace, defense, technology, company, with, employees, annual, revenue, excess, billion, world, largest, weapons, manufacturers, military, technology, providers, firm, ranks, 2022, fortune, list, amer. Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense technology company With 90 000 employees 4 and an annual revenue in excess of 30 billion it is one of the world s largest weapons manufacturers and military technology providers 5 6 7 The firm ranks No 101 on the 2022 Fortune 500 list of America s largest corporations 8 Northrop Grumman CorporationTypePublicTraded asNYSE NOCS amp P 500 componentIndustryArmsAerospacePredecessorNorthrop Corporation 1939 1994 Grumman Corporation 1930 1994 Founded1994 29 years ago 1994 HeadquartersWest Falls Church Virginia United StatesArea servedWorldwideKey peopleKathy J Warden President and CEO ProductsMilitary aircraft amp unmanned aerial vehiclesMilitary vesselsMissiles amp missile defense systemsAutocannons chain guns amp munitionsSatellites amp spaceInformation technologyElectronic sensors and systemsRocket launch systemsRevenueUS 35 67 billion 2021 Operating incomeUS 5 65 billion 2021 Net incomeUS 7 01 billion 2021 Total assetsUS 42 58 billion 2021 Total equityUS 12 93 billion 2021 Number of employeesc 90 000 2022 1 Websitenorthropgrumman wbr comFootnotes references 2 3 Northrop Grumman and its industry partners have won the Collier Trophy eight times most recently for developing the X 47B the first unmanned autonomous air system to operate from an aircraft carrier 9 Northrop Grumman currently leads the development of the B 21 Raider a long range stealth strategic bomber that can drop conventional and nuclear weapons it will replace Northrop s own B 2 Spirit the world s only known stealth bomber Among its other current projects are development and production of the James Webb Space Telescope an orbiting observatory launched in 2021 and production of the solid rocket boosters for NASA s Space Launch System program It was the sole bidder on the Air Force s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent program which aims to develop and build a new intercontinental ballistic missile Contents 1 Business sectors 1 1 Aeronautics Systems 1 2 Mission Systems 1 3 Defense Systems 1 4 Space Systems 1 5 Affiliated companies and partners 2 History 2 1 1990s 2 2 2000s 2 3 2010 to present 3 Finances 4 Corporate governance 4 1 Board of Directors 5 Corporate headquarters 6 Accolades and criticism 6 1 Environmental record 6 2 Political contributions and governmental ties 6 3 Controversies 6 4 International Traffic in Arms Regulations ITAR violations 7 See also 8 References 8 1 Notes 8 2 Bibliography 9 External linksBusiness sectors EditThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information Last update The current four business sectors of NG are named Aeronautics Systems Defence Systems Space Systems and Mission Systems June 2020 Northrop Grumman is made up of four main business sectors Aeronautics Systems Defense Systems Mission Systems and Space Systems 10 Prior to Northrop Grumman s reorganization of its divisions on January 1 2020 the divisions were Aerospace Systems Mission Systems Technology Services and Innovation Systems 11 Aeronautics Systems Edit Northrop Grumman developed and built the B 2 Spirit strategic bomber Aeronautics Systems headquartered in Redondo Beach California produces aircraft spacecraft high energy laser systems and microelectronics for the U S and other nations This includes surveillance and reconnaissance protected communications intelligence battle management strike operations electronic warfare and missile defense to Earth observation space science and space exploration 12 The B 2 Spirit strategic bomber the E 8C Joint STARS surveillance aircraft the RQ 4 Global Hawk and the T 38 Talon supersonic trainer are used by the US Air Force The US Army uses Northrop Grumman s RQ 5 Hunter unmanned air vehicle which has been in operational use since 1995 The U S Navy uses Northrop Grumman built aerial vehicles such as the BQM 74 Chukar RQ 4 Global Hawk based MQ 4C Triton MQ 8 Fire Scout Grumman C 2 Greyhound Grumman E 2 Hawkeye and the EA 6B Prowler Northrop Grumman provides major components and assemblies for different aircraft such as F A 18 Hornet F A 18E F Super Hornet EA 18G Growler 13 and the Lockheed Martin F 35 Lightning II 14 Aerospace systems also serves as the contractor for numerous space payloads and is the prime contractor for the James Webb Space Telescope 15 16 RQ 4 Global Hawk a high altitude long endurance surveillance platform Mission Systems Edit Northrop Grumman Mission Systems headquartered in Linthicum Maryland creates military radar sensors and related products including C4I radar systems for air defense Airspace Management radar systems such as AMASS and battlefield surveillance systems like the Airborne Reconnaissance Low ARL Tactical aircraft sensors include the AN APG 68 radar the AN APG 80 AESA radar and the AN APG 83 AESA radar upgrade for the F 16 Fighting Falcon the AN APG 77 AESA radar for the F 22 Raptor and the AN APG 81 AESA radar for the F 35 Lightning II and the AN AAQ 37 electro optical Distributed Aperture System DAS for the F 35 and the APQ 164 Passive Electronically Scanned Array PESA radar for the B 1 Lancer citation needed Mission Systems produces and maintains the AWACS aerial surveillance systems for the U S the United Kingdom NATO Japan and others Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for the development and integration of the Air Force s 2 billion Multi Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program Northrop Grumman also supports the U S ballistic missile program integrates various command control and intelligence systems and provides technical and management services to governmental and military customers all with an emphasis on cybersecurity Many other smaller products are made by Northrop Grumman such as night vision goggles and secure communications equipment citation needed Defense Systems Edit The Defense Systems sector headquartered in McLean Virginia with a Herndon mailing address 17 works on the entire life cycle of civil and defense platforms and capabilities through a range of services 18 Vinnell a Northrop Grumman subsidiary provides training and communications for the military In 2003 it landed a 48 million contract to train the Iraqi Army 19 In 2005 the company won a 2 billion contract with Virginia to overhaul most of the state s IT operations 20 Later that year the United Kingdom paid 1 2 billion in a contract with the company to provide maintenance of its AWACS radar 21 Antares rocket left Cygnus spacecraft right held by ISS Canadarm2 Space Systems Edit On June 7 2018 the acquisition of Orbital ATK was completed and the former company was absorbed in Northrop Grumman as a new business sector called Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems 22 11 With this acquisition Northrop Grumman got more involved in the space industry which now includes the construction and launch of the Cygnus spacecraft Until 2020 the firm was developing the OmegA space launch vehicle intended to carry the U S government s national security satellites into space 23 24 In September 2019 the company changed the name of the sector to Space Systems effective in January 2020 25 26 On August 8 2022 Northrop Grumman announced it was moving production of the engines and structures for its Antares rockets to the U S from Russia and Ukraine The move of Antares production fully to the U S will happen through a partnership with Texas based Firefly Aerospace Northrop Grumman had purchased Russian RD 181 engines to power the Antares 230 series and the rocket s main body was manufactured by Ukraine s Yuzhmash State Enterprise The new arrangement mainly resolves the break in Antares manufacturing caused by Russia s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 But in addition to salvaging the Antares rocket series the cost sharing deal also helps ensure NASA s cargo missions to the International Space Station keep flying regularly and brings muscle to Firefly s plan to build a larger rocket called Beta Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace will jointly produce an upgraded version of the Antares rocket which will be known as the Antares 330 Northrop will provide the A330 s upper stage avionics software and launch site operations Firefly will supply seven engines and build the A330 s largest structure the first stage booster Northrop and Firefly s partnership also has a longer term goal of building a new rocket which the companies for now are calling MLV or medium launch vehicle 27 Affiliated companies and partners Edit Remotec a subsidiary is a manufacturer of remote control vehicles for explosive ordnance disposal and hazardous material handling A UK based subsidiary Park Air Systems provides VHF and UHF ground to air communications systems for the civil and defense markets Northrop Grumman has also worked closely with Antenna Associates Inc a manufacturer of Identification friend or foe IFF Secondary Surveillance Radar SSR antennas located in Massachusetts 28 In August 2007 Northrop Grumman acquired Scaled Composites in which it had previously owned a 40 stake 29 In 2008 Northrop Grumman began working with DHS Systems LLC manufacturer of the Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter DRASH in New York as part of the U S Army s Standard Integrated Command Post System program 30 History Edit Company logo used from 1994 to 2020 Northrop Grumman can trace its lineage back to the beginning of the 20th century when the Grumman Corporation was founded on Long Island New York During World War II it built all American Navy aircraft After the war it branched out into making the first aluminum canoes using left over materials no longer needed for aircraft Later the firm created a myriad of products such as ballistic missiles all weather radars the Apollo Lunar Module land and sea based fighter aircraft and Stealth bombers 31 Originally formed in California in 1939 by Jack Northrop the Northrop Corporation was reincorporated in Delaware in 1985 32 After the end of the Cold War Northrop went on a series of acquisitions where they bought noteworthy companies such as Grumman Aerospace Westinghouse and TRW Inc in addition to a number of other enterprises 31 In 2018 Northrop Grumman completed the purchase of Orbital ATK which has since been renamed to Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Today Northrop Grumman is one of the largest defense contractors in the world 33 34 1990s Edit In 1994 Northrop Aircraft bought Grumman Aerospace which built the Apollo Lunar Module 35 to create Northrop Grumman NG at a cost of 2 1 billion 36 The company purchased the remaining 51 interest in Vought Aircraft Company Vought in August 1994 for 130 million taking full control of the company after it had purchased an initial 49 interest in September 1992 for 45 million citation needed In 1996 the new company acquired substantially all of the defence and electronics systems business of Westinghouse Electric Corporation Westinghouse Electronic Systems a major manufacturer of radar systems for 2 9 billion 37 and Xetron Corporation In 1997 the defense computer contractor Logicon was added which had acquired Geodynamics Corporation in March 1996 and Syscon Corporation in February 1995 38 39 Northrop was the prime contractor on the radical YF 23 which was one of the two airplanes down selected for the Advanced Tactical Fighter but would eventually lose out to the F 22 Raptor 40 Northrop would later partner with Lockheed on the F 35 and now serves as a principal member of the Lockheed Martin industry led team 14 The assembly line for Northrop P 61 Black Widows at the Northrop plant in Hawthorne California in World War II Center wings and fuselages take shape on the left with more nearly finished airplanes on the right 41 In 1998 a merger between Northrop Grumman and competitor Lockheed Martin was considered but abandoned after resistance from the Department of Defense and Department of Justice 42 That same year it acquired Inter National Research Institute Inc In 1999 the company acquired Teledyne Ryan developer of surveillance systems and unmanned aircraft California Microwave Inc and the Data Procurement Corporation 43 44 45 On March 19 1999 Northrop Grumman announced to restate its fourth quarter results downward to a net loss because of problems related to its dealings with start up satellite launch company Kistler Aerospace Corp 46 vague In 1999 Northrop Grumman and SAIC created AMSEC LLC as a joint venture which grew from 100 million in revenue in 2000 to approximately 500 million in fiscal year 2007 47 2000s Edit In 2000 NG acquired Federal Data Corporation Navia Aviation As Comptek Research Inc and Sterling Software Inc 48 In 2001 the company acquired Litton Industries a shipbuilder and defense electronics systems provider for the U S Navy 49 During the acquisition process a new Delaware holding company NNG Inc was formed which merged with Northrop Grumman through a one for one common shares exchange in April 2001 Both Northrop Grumman and Litton became subsidiaries of the new holding company The original Northrop Grumman Corporation then changed its name to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation the holding company NNG Inc changed its name to Northrop Grumman Corporation Later that year Newport News Shipbuilding was added 50 On November 1 2001 Northrop Grumman restated its third quarter profit after stopping work on two ships for American Classic Voyages which filed for bankruptcy protection 51 In 2002 Northrop Grumman acquired TRW Inc 52 which had acquired Braddock Dunn amp McDonald BDM in 1997 and became the Space Technology sector based in Redondo Beach California and the Mission Systems sector based in Reston Virginia with sole interest in their space systems and laser systems manufacturing 53 The Aeronautical division was sold to Goodrich and the automotive divisions were spun off and retained the TRW name 54 There were 15 acquisitions from 1994 to 2003 55 Northrop Grumman partnered with EADS from the mid 2000s to offer the KC 30 Multi Role Tanker Transport aircraft 56 in the U S Air Force s KC X tanker competition 57 In February 2008 the U S Air Force chose KC 30 58 but in September 2008 the Defense Department stopped the tanker program and in March 2010 Northrop Grumman announced it was withdrawing from the competition deeming the revised requirements to be weighted in favor of the Boeing KC 46 59 On January 1 2006 Northrop Grumman opened its business sector called Technical Services 60 Northrop Grumman and Boeing collaborated on a design concept for NASA s upcoming Orion spacecraft previously the Crew Exploration Vehicle but the contract went to rival Lockheed Martin on August 31 2006 61 In 2006 Northrop Grumman had intended to bid for the U S Air Force s Next Generation Bomber Though it has not built a large manned aircraft since wrapping up B 2 Spirit production in the 1990s the company has been working hard to turn that perception around with the skills and capabilities that back it up 62 However by 2009 the teams working on this were told to close as USAF s focus turned to a long range strike instead Northrop Grumman was one of two teams competing for the Long Range Strike Bomber and in October 2015 won the contract for the Long Range Strike Bomber 63 64 On July 20 2007 Northrop Grumman became the sole owner of Burt Rutan s Scaled Composites 65 In 2007 Northrop Grumman created National Workforce Centers as an alternative to offshoring 66 Locations are Auburn Alabama Corsicana Texas Fairmont West Virginia Helena Montana Johnstown Pennsylvania and Lebanon Virginia The Rapid City South Dakota location closed in January 2012 67 In July 2008 three of four Northrop Grumman employees Thomas Howes Marc Gonsalves and Keith Stansell were freed during Operation Jaque after five years of captivity following their aircraft crash in the Colombian jungle The fourth employee Tom Janis had been killed by the FARC shortly after the crash in 2003 68 Rendering of the 8 7B James Webb Space Telescope In January 2008 Northrop Grumman combined its Newport News and Ship Systems sectors into a new business unit named Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding 69 On March 31 2011 this was spun off as Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc NYSE HII 70 2010 to present Edit In November 2010 NASA selected Northrop Grumman for consideration of potential contract awards for heavy lift launch vehicle system concepts and propulsion technologies 71 From 2013 Northrop Grumman participates in the DARPA Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node TERN program and received 2 9 million for Phase 1 72 and 19 million for Phase 2 73 74 75 The TERN program attempts to launch and recover a UAV from mid size ships to provide long distance intelligence gathering 76 In July 2013 Northrop Grumman won a training simulation contract potentially worth 490 million to support the U S Air Force s next generation aerial warfare virtual training network 77 As of 2018 Northrop Grumman is the primary contractor for the James Webb Space Telescope 78 79 In October 2015 the US Military announced it had awarded Northrop Grumman the contract for the successor to the B 1 and B 52 subsequently identified as the B 21 The initial value is 21 4 billion and could eventually be worth up to 80 billion 80 In September 2017 Northrop announced its intention to acquire missile and rocket manufacturer Orbital ATK Inc for 9 2 billion 7 8 billion in cash plus 1 4 billion in net debt 81 On November 29 2017 the acquisition was approved by Orbital ATK stockholders 82 and on June 6 2018 the merger closed after final FTC approval The acquired company assets and naming were absorbed and become a division named Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems 83 In June 2020 NASA granted a 935 million contract to Northrop Grumman for the Lunar Gateway Habitation and Logistics Outpost HALO module based on its Cygnus cargo spacecraft 84 In July 2022 Northrop subcontracted Solstar to provide the wireless enabling technology to enable a Wi Fi access for employees and equipment in the module 85 86 In September 2020 Northrop Grumman won a 298 million sole source contract for the Evolved Strategic Satcom program an anti jam communications satellite program intended to replace the Advanced Extremely High Frequency AEHF satellite program where Northrop Grumman was a subcontractor to Lockheed Martin 87 88 In December 2020 Northrop sold its federal IT and mission support business to Veritas Capital for 3 4 billion in cash Veritas placed this purchase in its Peraton subsidiary 89 The sale closed in February 2021 90 The Mars Ascent Propulsion System for Mars sample return mission Ascent Vehicle contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman on March 5 2021 For this Northrop Grumman to make a 3 meter long two stage solid fueled Mars ascent rocket for the Mars Sample Return mission This mission is to collect Perseverance s samples for return to Earth 91 In August 2022 Northrop Grumman announced it was moving production of the engines and structures for its Antares rockets to the U S from Russia and Ukraine The move of Antares production fully to the U S will happen through a partnership with Texas based Firefly Aerospace Northrop Grumman had purchased Russian RD 181 engines to power the Antares 230 series and the rocket s main body was manufactured by Ukraine s Yuzhmash State Enterprise 29 Finances EditYear Revenue in mil US Operating income in mil US Total assets in mil US Employees2014 92 23 979 3 196 26 545 64 3002015 92 23 526 3 076 24 424 65 0002016 92 24 508 3 193 25 614 67 0002017 92 25 803 3 299 34 917 70 0002018 93 30 095 3 780 37 653 85 0002019 94 33 841 3 969 41 089 90 0002020 3 36 799 4 065 44 469 97 0002021 3 35 667 5 651 42 579 88 000Corporate governance EditFrom 1990 to 2003 before the merger with Grumman in 1994 Kent Kresa was the CEO of the company who led the serial acquisition strategy with a total of 15 additional acquisitions from 1994 to 2003 including Litton Logicon Westinghouse s defense electronics business Ryan Aeronautical and Newport News Shipbuilding and TRW He then retired in 2003 at age 65 In 2003 Ronald Sugar the former chief operating officer took over as CEO 95 Effective October 1 2003 Sugar also served as the company chairman of the board 96 In January 2010 Wes Bush succeeded as CEO and became company president 97 In November 2015 Gloria Flach was named COO She is the former president of the company s electric services sector 98 On July 12 2018 Wes Bush announced that he would step down as CEO effective January 1 2019 and would remain chairman of the board until July 2019 His successor is Kathy J Warden who has served in numerous roles at the company most recently president and COO Board of Directors Edit As of July 22 2022 99 Kathy J Warden CEO and president of Northrop Grumman David Abney former chairman and CEO of UPS Marianne C Brown COO of Sungard Donald E Felsinger former chairman and CEO of Sempra Energy Ann M Fudge former chairman and CEO of VMLY amp R William Hernandez former CFO of PPG Madeleine Kleiner former general counsel of Hilton Karl Krapek former president and COO of United Technologies Graham N Robinson president of Stanley Industrial a business segment of Stanley Black amp Decker Gary Roughead former Chief of Naval Operations Thomas Schoewe former CFO of Wal Mart Jim Turley former chairman and CEO of Ernst amp Young Mark Welsh former Chief of Staff of the United States Air ForceCorporate headquarters EditSince 2011 Northrop Grumman s headquarters are in West Falls Church Virginia previously Jefferson unincorporated Fairfax County Virginia 100 101 Prior to 2010 the company was headquartered in Century City Los Angeles 102 but announced plans on January 4 2010 to move to the Washington Metropolitan Area by 2011 103 to be closer to government customers 104 CEO Wesley Bush stated that the company needed to be located close to Capitol Hill lawmakers and officials from intelligence and military communities 105 Northrop Grumman considered sites in Washington D C and in suburbs in Maryland and Virginia 104 The Los Angeles Business Journal wrote In a way the announcement was not a surprise due to the trend of aerospace companies moving to the DC area the fact that the new CEO is from West Virginia and that CEOs often move corporate headquarters to places that they want the headquarters located A Los Angeles area economic development consultant described the move announcement as a structural failure at all levels for Los Angeles County 105 District of Columbia economic development officials were pitching the city s urban hipness and proximity to Capitol Hill power brokers to Northrop Grumman Maryland promoted its highly educated workforce and its large number of federal facilities while Virginia marketed itself as a state with relatively low taxes 106 In July 2010 the company announced its purchase of an existing building in Fairfax County and its move in summer 2011 It planned to consolidate its Century City headquarters and its existing Arlington County Virginia offices into the new headquarters It employed about 40 000 in the Washington DC metropolitan area including DC and surrounding Maryland and Virginia 100 Accolades and criticism EditNorthrop Grumman was named Forbes s Company of the Year in 2002 95 Forbes s announcement credited the company with master ing the art of innovation 107 As of 2019 the company is included on Forbes list of America s Best Large Employers 108 Since 2005 Northrop Grumman credits itself with sponsoring educational programs 109 and donating thousands of dollars to various charities 110 111 Many members of the U S government have attended company events and spoken highly of the company and its contributions for example John McCain 112 In December 2007 Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership the only presidential award recognizing companies for outstanding achievement in employee and community relations 113 Environmental record Edit In 2000 Northrop Grumman was designated a Primary Responsible Party under federal Superfund laws at 13 hazardous waste sites and under state Superfund laws at eight sites 46 The corporation has also been linked to 52 superfund toxic waste sites 114 Based on 2008 data Northrop Grumman was the 62nd largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States per the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Northrop Grumman facilities released more than 23 798 pounds of toxic chemicals into the air in that year 115 In 2002 the Bethpage Community Park in Bethpage New York owned by the company until the 1960s was closed due to soil contamination with polychlorinated biphenyls PCBs 116 The company dumped cadmium arsenic chromium tainted sludge solvents paints and PCBs at the site between 1949 and 1962 116 Additionally two toxic chemical plumes centered under Bethpage Community Park and other surrounding land formerly owned by Grumman or Northrop Grumman have spread to under neighboring houses 116 In November 2013 the Bethpage Water District filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against Northrop Grumman in Federal Court for the Eastern District of New York for contaminating the groundwater in Bethpage 117 118 In 2003 the company was among 84 parties with which the United States Environmental Protection Agency the U S Department of Justice and the state of New York reached an estimated US 15 million settlement for the rehabilitation of the Mattiace Petrochemical Company Superfund site in Glen Cove Long Island 119 In the same year Northrop Grumman agreed to pay 33 214 after EPA inspectors found hazardous waste violations at the Capistrano test site 120 As a response to many of the previous claims the company has stood up as an organization for social responsibility citation needed In 2008 Northrop Grumman launched its Environmental Sustainability program and an EHS Leadership Council to advance its commitment to environmental performance both internally and externally The Greenhouse Gas Inventory Project was launched to accurately quantify company wide greenhouse gas emissions and to reduce the carbon footprint of Northrop Grumman operations in anticipation of upcoming regulations 121 In October 2010 the company was named one of Computerworld s Top 12 Green IT Organizations for its large scale data center migration effort 122 In 2019 Northrop Grumman was named the US s largest corporate contributor to water pollution by the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts Amherst 123 Political contributions and governmental ties Edit This section relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this section by adding secondary or tertiary sources December 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message From 1990 to 2002 Northrop Grumman contributed 8 5 million to federal campaigns 124 According to PAC summary data compiled by Source Watch the company gave US 1 011 260 to federal candidates in the 2005 2006 election cycle compared to 10 612 837 given by all defense contractors in the same cycle 125 This donation amount was only behind that of General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin in the defense industry The majority of the contributions 63 went to Republicans 126 Former Northrop Grumman Electronics Systems chief James G Roche served as Secretary of the Air Force for two years under George W Bush Roche would eventually be nominated to head the Army but withdrew his nomination among accusations of mismanaging a contract with Boeing and of failing to properly handle the Air Force sexual assault scandals of 2003 127 According to CorpWatch at least seven former officials consultants or shareholders of Northrop Grumman have held posts in the Bush administration including Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz Vice Presidential Chief of Staff I Lewis Libby Pentagon Comptroller Dov S Zakheim and Sean O Keefe director of NASA Wolfowitz and Libby have both since left the government amid scandals 128 The company engages third party lobbying firms in jurisdictions where it has interests For example in South Australia it works with lobbying firm CMAX Communications 129 Controversies Edit In the late 1980s and early 1990s Northrop was the target of several high profile criminal and civil cases 130 In 1995 Robert Ferro an employee for TRW Inc a company Northrop Grumman acquired in 2002 discovered that satellite components manufactured for the U S Air Force USAF were faulty and likely to fail in operation TRW suppressed Ferro s report of the problem and hid the information from the USAF even after a satellite in space equipped with the faulty components experienced serious anomalies Ferro later sued Northrop Grumman in federal court under the federal whistle blower law 131 In 1999 the company was sued for knowingly giving the Navy defective aircraft This suit sought 210 million in damages 132 Ten years later on April 2 2009 Northrop Grumman agreed to pay 325 million to settle the suit 133 Ferro was awarded 48 8 million of the settlement Northrop Grumman stated it believed that TRW had acted properly under its contracts and that the company had substantive defenses against the claims 134 In 2001 federal investigators probed NG for fraud of more than 100 million systematic overcharging for radar jammers and other high tech devices used in the B 1 bomber the F 15 fighter and the B 2 Stealth bomber 135 In 2003 the company was sued for overcharging the U S government for space projects in the 1990s 136 Northrop Grumman paid 111 2 million to settle out of court 137 From August 25 to September 2 2010 Virginia s computer system operated by NG under a 2 4 billion contract experienced an outage which resulted in around 45 000 citizens not being able to renew their drivers licenses prior to their expiration Computer systems for 26 of the state s 89 agencies were affected and Governor Bob McDonnell announced that some data may have been permanently lost 138 139 In 2010 Northrop Grumman apologized for the outage and agreed to fund an investigation In 2012 controversy began over Northrop Grumman s Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System IBCS when it missed its first deadline Since then the system has had a number of controversial developments 140 In 2016 a Director Operational Test and Evaluation found a number of major faults with the system concluding it was neither mature nor stable 141 International Traffic in Arms Regulations ITAR violations Edit U S State Department investigators found that Litton Industries a subsidiary acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2000 had provided portions of source code used by guidance and navigation system interfaces aboard Air Force One to a company in Russia in 1998 Northrop Grumman agreed to pay a 15 million fine for 110 violations occurring between September 1998 and November 1998 of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ITAR 142 Additionally documents filed by the State Department state that between 1994 and 2003 Northrop Grumman failed to notify the U S State Department about the computer guidance systems also being transferred to Angola Indonesia Israel China Ukraine and Yemen 143 See also Edit Virginia portal Los Angeles portal Companies portal Aviation portalIMETS Northrop Grumman RQ 180 Unmanned Aircraft System Top 100 contractors of the U S federal government 30 1 billion in FY2018 93 References EditNotes Edit Who We Are Company Leadership Retrieved November 7 2015 a b c Northrop Grumman Corporation 2021 Annual Report Form 10 K U S Securities and Exchange Commission January 27 2022 About Us Northrop Grumman Defense News SIPRI Top 100 Arms Producing and Military Services Companies SIPRI Retrieved 2019 12 18 Northrop Grumman Rises 10 Spots on DiversityInc s 2011 Top 50 Companies for Diversity List NYSE NOC Irconnect com March 10 2011 Retrieved July 25 2012 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