Corporate Vice President and President,
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems
Gary W. Ervin is corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman's Aerospace Systems sector, a premier provider of manned and unmanned aircraft, space systems, missile systems and advanced technologies critical to our nation’s security.
Aerospace Systems, an approximately $10 billion business compromised of approximately 24,000 employees, is a premier provider of manned and unmanned aircraft, space systems, missile systems and advanced technologies critical to our nation’s security.
Previously, Ervin served as corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Systems sector, headquartered in El Segundo, Calif. The sector featured the company's large-scale system integration capabilities, which focused on providing customers a new dynamic for the precise execution of national security operations. The sector drew upon the experience and knowledge of its nearly 13,500 employees to provide innovative solutions for the national security needs of the United States Government and its international alliances. Integrated Systems had major operations in El Segundo, Palmdale and Rancho Bernardo, Calif.; Bethpage, NY; and Melbourne and St. Augustine, Fla.
Prior to leading Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Systems sector, Ervin served as vice president, Western Region, for Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector. The Western Region oversees programs in tactical and long-range strike aircraft systems and unmanned systems. These programs include the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance system, B-2 stealth bomber, F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighter, Hunter unmanned system, X-47 Unmanned Combat Air System, RQ-8 Fire Scout vertical takeoff and landing tactical UAV, Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program and aerial targets. The Western Region also works on a number of advanced development programs to offer innovative future solutions that meet emerging customer needs.
Ervin joined Northrop Grumman in 2001 as vice president and deputy of ACS and was promoted to sector vice president in January 2002. Previously, he served for 22 years with the Lockheed Martin Corporation, most recently as vice president-Advanced Development Programs. He joined Lockheed Martin after graduating from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a bachelor's degree in mathematics systems science.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.
