Our organization’s history goes well beyond the companies founded by Jack Northrop and Leroy Grumman. Today’s Northrop Grumman is a result of the integration of over 20 pioneering companies from across the aerospace, technology and defense industries, each with their own unique history of Defining Possible.
From Teledyne Ryan’s Spirit of St. Louis and Grumman’s Lunar Module to Westinghouse’s first radars and Scaled Composites’ groundbreaking SpaceShipOne, these heritage companies have achieved countless historic milestones. We’re honored to carry on their legacies as we pioneer a new path forward.
Scroll through this slideshow to check out a few of our heritage companies:
Additional Acquisitions: 1998-Present
Inter-National Research Institute (1998) — Specialists in command and control, tracking, data fusion, and mapping.
California Microwave Systems (1999) — Specialists in airborne ISR systems, ground-based satcom systems, gateway systems, and mission planning.
Data Procurement Corporation (1999) — Providers of IT services and support to the DoD and various intelligence agencies.
Comptek Research Incorporated (2000) — A supplier of electronic warfare and information dominance technologies.
Federal Data Corporation (2000) — A leading systems integrator and supplier of information technology.
Sterling Software Incorporated (2000) — Provider of information technology services to defense and intelligence agencies.
Aerojet General’s Electronics and Information Systems Group (2001) — Manufacturer of spaceborne sensors for early warning, weather and ground systems; builder of smart weapons technology.
Fibersense Technology Corporation (2002) — Designer and manufacturer of precision fiber optic gyroscopes, inertial measurement units, and sensor components.
XonTech (2003) — Science and technology firm specializing in missile defense, and sensor and intelligence data analysis.
Illgen Simulation Technologies (2003) — Specialist in software development and test, navigation and communications.
Integic Corporation (2005) — An IT provider specializing in enterprise health and business process management solutions.
Essex Corporation (2007) — Provider of signal processing services, products and advanced optoelectronic imaging for intelligence and defense.
3001 International (2008) — Provider of geospatial data production and analysis, including airborne imaging, surveying, mapping and geographic information systems.
M5 Network Security (2012) — Provider of a broad range of cybersecurity and other professional services.
Qantas Defence Services Pty Limited (2014) — a provider of integrated logistics, sustainment and modernization support primarily in Australia.