Northrop Grumman is a defense major with strengths in strategic and space domains. It is the prime contractor for two pillars of U.S. nuclear deterrence: the next-generation B-21 Raider stealth bomber and the land-based next-generation Sentinel ICBM.
It also builds space systems (satellites, rockets), drones, and radar and defense electronics. With heavy weight in the nuclear triad and space — long-horizon areas at the core of national security — its fortunes track closely with the federal budget.
What the data shows
- Across our collection, federal contracts total $85,620,694,404 (27 awards), spanning 2 awarding agencies. The largest is Department of Defense ($75,249,367,593, ~88% of the total).
- Awards are concentrated in a single agency.
- Also: 8 SEC filings tracked; 17 federal entity IDs (UEIs) across legal entities.
Federal contracts (USAspending)
| Amount | Awarding agency | Scope (original) |
|---|---|---|
| ≈$11.72B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Air Force | GROUND-BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT (GBSD) ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT (EMD) AN... ↗ |
| ≈$10.01B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Air Force | 200506!000026!5700!FA8214!OO-ALC/PKME/LMKE !F4261098C0001 !A!N! !Y!... ↗ |
| ≈$8.47B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Navy | E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE AIRCRAFT (FRP-7) ↗ |
| ≈$5.37B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Navy | E-2D ADVANCED HAWKEYE AIRCRAFT (FRP-2) ↗ |
| ≈$4.43B | National Aeronautics and Space Administration ／National Aeronautics and Space Administration | FIRST DDT AND E, ARES I-X, AND FLIGHT TESTS. FIRST STAGE WILL BE A FIVE SEGMENT, SOLID RO... ↗ |
| ≈$4.4B | Department of Defense ／Defense Contract Management Agency | — ↗ |
| ≈$4.35B | National Aeronautics and Space Administration ／National Aeronautics and Space Administration | THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE (JWST) PHASE 2 OBSERVATORY CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE... ↗ |
| ≈$3.24B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Air Force | NEXT GENERATION OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRARED POLAR SPACE VEHICLES 1 AND 2 STUDY. ↗ |
| ≈$3.23B | Department of Defense ／Department of the Navy | TAS::17 1319::TAS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION ↗ |
| ≈$3.08B | Department of Defense ／Defense Contract Management Agency | — ↗ |
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Sources of funding (by agency)
The main agencies funding this company and cumulative amounts, from this site's collected contract data. Click an agency for details.
Federal contract awards over time (past 9 fiscal years)
Federal contract awards to Northrop Grumman has fallen about 3% from FY2017 to FY2025 (≈$13.5B to ≈$13.08B).
| Fiscal year | Awarded |
|---|---|
| FY2025 | ≈$13.08B |
| FY2024 | ≈$17.82B |
| FY2023 | ≈$15.9B |
| FY2022 | ≈$14.09B |
| FY2021 | ≈$14.11B |
| FY2020 | ≈$13.87B |
| FY2019 | ≈$15.72B |
| FY2018 | ≈$14.06B |
| FY2017 | ≈$13.5B |
Total federal contract awards (award types A–D) to this company per fiscal year (starting October). Source: USAspending. May be revised.
SEC filings (EDGAR)
- Current report (8-K) 2026-05-21 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-04-21 View on SEC ↗
- Quarterly report (10-Q) 2026-04-21 View on SEC ↗
- Proxy statement (DEF 14A) 2026-04-03 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-02-13 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2026-01-27 View on SEC ↗
- Annual report (10-K) 2026-01-27 View on SEC ↗
- Current report (8-K) 2025-11-06 View on SEC ↗
Timeline
Events tied to this entity, newest first, from the data this site tracks.
Based on real dates within this site's collected set (contracts = start date / filings = filing date / rules = publication date). Not exhaustive.
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Sources (primary)
Entity ID (UEI)：D8QQPFNYJD63G7LEFNAN9J74PK8PM2GNVMP8LRVQERN7YNH9VSBAFMDKTWL4LALWKM623MU7F9PAEKAAXGB6T9XKQSKMW4J1H9M6J1PND9M3E4X3BLZPPPX3Q11ZHUFBW741LEMLXG994AU3DE6HN4VGM3R1FNBAMFZ3GD53ULU9F3WMEH66GHKDJMJNPL13DJUCEANK2KP4
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