NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. The company delivers a broad range of products, services, and solutions primarily to the U.S. Department of War and intelligence community, as well as international customers. Its portfolio supports national security priorities, providing capabilities in space systems, military aircraft, missile defense, advanced weapons, long-range fires capabilities, mission systems, networking and communications, and strategic deterrence systems. Northrop Grumman also develops breakthrough technologies such as advanced computing, microelectronics, and cyber. The company was originally formed in 1939 in Hawthorne, California, as Northrop Aircraft Incorporated and reincorporated in Delaware in 1985 as Northrop Corporation. Northrop Corporation was a principal developer of flying wing technology, including the B-2 Spirit stealth aircraft. The company grew through organic growth and acquisitions, including the 1994 acquisition of Grumman Corporation, a military aircraft systems integrator.