Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an American aerospace and defense company and one of the largest defense contractors in the world. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it manufactures military aircraft (including the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber), unmanned aerial vehicles such as the Global Hawk, space systems, electronic warfare equipment and missile defense systems. The firm traces its origins to the 1939 founding of Northrop Corporation and took its current name after a 1994 merger with Grumman.
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US signs $20.7 billion preliminary deal with Raytheon to ramp up AMRAAM missile production
The US Department of Defense has reached a preliminary multi-year agreement worth $20.7 billion with Raytheon, a division of RTX, to accelerate production of AMRAAM missiles. The contract is part of a broader Pentagon effort to rebuild munitions stockpiles drawn down by transfers to allies and US military operations.