Northrop Grumman, founded in 1939, is a global aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. The company is structured into four primary segments. The aeronautics systems segment is responsible for the design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of aircraft systems. This division specializes in both manned and unmanned aircraft, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems, vertical takeoff and landing tactical ISR systems, strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighters, and airborne battle management and command and control systems. In the defense systems segment, Northrop Grumman focuses on tactical weapons and missile defense solutions. This division also provides sustainment, modernization, and training services for manned and unmanned aircraft and electronics systems. Their product range includes integrated command and control battle management systems, precision strike weapons, high-speed air-breathing and hypersonic systems, high-performance gun systems, ammunition, and advanced fuzes. Additionally, they offer logistics support, sustainment, operations, modernization, and warfighter training services. The mission systems segment specializes in command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. This division develops and produces technologies including radar systems, electro-optical/infrared and acoustic sensors, electronic warfare systems, advanced communications and network systems, cyber solutions, intelligence processing systems, navigation systems, and maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems. The Space Systems segment focuses on space-related technologies and systems. This includes the development and production of satellites, spacecraft systems, subsystems, sensors, and payloads. The division also works on ground systems, missile defense systems and interceptors, launch vehicles and related propulsion systems, and strategic missiles.
